Historic sites

French Quarter, New Orleans

United States of America Louisiana New Orleans

French Quarter, New Orleans
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

The oldest neighbourhood of New Orleans, with Spanish and French colonial buildings with iron balconies, Jackson Square and St Louis Cathedral, and live jazz on Frenchmen Street and at Preservation Hall.


Try beignets at Café du Monde, open since 1862, and Creole food such as gumbo and po'boys. Bourbon Street is loud and lively at night. Mardi Gras, in February or March, is the city's great festival.

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