3 Days in New Orleans: Jazz, Creole Food and French Quarter

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๐Ÿ“ New Orleans, United States๐Ÿ—“ 3 days๐Ÿ‘ฅ Music and food lovers

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3Days
10Stops
3Meal tips
About ยฃ120-200 a day, mid-range, flights excludedBudget

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Three days in New Orleans: the French Quarter, live jazz on Frenchmen Street, beignets and a swamp tour. Summer is very hot and humid; spring and autumn are better.

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Day by day

Lively street scene in New Orleans' French Quarter with flags and people.
1

French Quarter

08:30

Beignets at Cafรฉ du Monde

Fried dough with powdered sugar.

๐Ÿ“ French Quarterโฑ 45 min๐Ÿ’ท ~$6
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10:00

Jackson Square and St Louis Cathedral

The heart of the Quarter.

๐Ÿ“ French Quarterโฑ 1.5 hours๐Ÿ’ท Free
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13:00

Lunch

Gumbo or po'boy.

๐Ÿ“ French Quarterโฑ 1 hour๐Ÿ’ท ~$18
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๐Ÿ’ก Try Napoleon House.
20:00

Live jazz on Frenchmen Street

Local clubs.

๐Ÿ“ Marignyโฑ 3 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~$10
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๐Ÿฝ Where to eat

dinnerCreole dinnerCreole ยท $$
A unique blend of historic and modern architecture in New Orleans with a church and high-rise building.
2

Garden District and streetcar

10:00

St Charles streetcar

The oldest continuously operating streetcar.

๐Ÿ“ St Charlesโฑ 1 hour๐Ÿ’ท ~$1.25
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๐Ÿ’ก Ride to the Garden District.
11:30

Garden District walk

Mansions and Lafayette Cemetery.

๐Ÿ“ Garden Districtโฑ 2 hours๐Ÿ’ท Free
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๐Ÿ’ก Cemetery is dramatic.
14:30

National WWII Museum

Excellent museum.

๐Ÿ“ Warehouse Districtโฑ 3 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~$35
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๐Ÿฝ Where to eat

lunchLunch in the Garden DistrictCreole ยท $$
๐ŸŽŸ Book ahead for day 2Tickets and tours: St Charles streetcar
Scenic aerial view of the Mississippi River and New Orleans cityscape with boats and urban buildings.
3

Swamp tour

09:00

Swamp airboat tour

Alligators and cypress swamp.

๐Ÿ“ Jean Lafitteโฑ 3 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~$35
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14:00

Oak Alley Plantation (optional)

A historic estate with a famed oak avenue; includes honest history.

๐Ÿ“ Vacherieโฑ 2 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~$30
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๐Ÿ’ก Consider a tour with enslaved people's history.
19:00

Dinner

Seafood.

๐Ÿ“ New Orleansโฑ 2 hours๐Ÿ’ท ~$30
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๐Ÿฝ Where to eat

lunchLunchCreole ยท $$
๐ŸŽŸ Book ahead for day 3Tickets and tours: Swamp airboat tour

Good to know

โœˆ๏ธ Getting thereLouis Armstrong Airport connects by shuttle and taxi in 30 minutes.
๐Ÿš† Getting aroundStreetcars and walking; use rideshare at night.
๐Ÿ’ท CurrencyUS dollar ($). Tipping 18-20%.
๐Ÿ—ฃ LanguageEnglish.

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