Your Guide to Visit One of Our Favorite Cities! New Orleans Louisiana! The Big Easy!

New Orleans, Louisiana is one of the Best Cities in the United States to Visits for Unique Food, Fun, Festivals and Culture!

Here is Your Guide to Planning A Visit to New Orleans, Louisiana!

We should start with our visit to Jackson Square during Mardi Gras in this video:

Festivals Galore and Here are our Favorites:

1. NOLA Jazz and Heritage Festival is the most renowned music festival in NOLA and much more than Jazz alone!
2. Mardi Gras which is a season of parades and other celebrations ending on Fat Tuesday, which is a different date every year, so check the schedule!
3. French Quarter Festival for music and culture which is smaller and more compact than Jazz Fest and showcases Louisiana Music!

If you are planning a visit to The Big Easy, check a calendar for festivals that may be going on in NOLA!

When attending a festival a great Fedora will make you look like a local!  Click the photo below to learn more about our favorite by Bailey of Hollywood available at Amazon:

Dining is Great Everywhere in the Crescent City but Here are 10 Not-To-Miss Spots:

1. Galatoires for French Bread to die for and turtle soup
2. Mother's for classic debris Po'Boy
3. Central Grocery for Muffuletta
4. Station 6 in an area revitalized since Katrina and featured in the photos below.
5. Fausto's Bistro for authentic Italian dining.
6. The American Sector for lunch when you visit the WW2 Museum
7. Luke by John Besh
8. Drago's for Char Broiled Oysters
9. Rosedale by Susan Spicer
10. Elizabeth's Restaurant in the Bywater for breakfast

Dessert At Station Six

Sizzling Garlic Shrimp At Station 6

Venessa Murphy, Hostess of Station 6 (center)

Healthy Activities are Important if you Indulge in NOLA:

Walk as much as possible when exploring but remember that it is easy to get lost in the Big Easy because it is not laid out like most cities!

Woldenberg Park or Audubon Park are great places for a casual run to work of the calories of all the delicious food and drink without having to worry about the potholes!

Run in Audubon Park for some shade and smooth trails.

If races are what you enjoy, we recommend the Crescent City Classic:  A 10K race to benefit local charities.  What better way to support the city you are visiting than to do a local race, meet people and experience the culture all at the same time?

There is SO MUCH History in NOLA, but here are some of our favorite Tours and Historical Locations:

• One of the foremost military museums in the United States is the WW2 Museum which gets bigger and better every year!
• Oak Alley Plantation is a great place to experience the Antebellum South!
• Do a Carriage Tour of the French Quarter which you can find easily at Jackson Square where we filmed the video above!
• Book a cemetery tour to see the unique cemeteries in NOLA!
• Take a River Cruise and tour the Chalmette Battlefield to learn about the 1815 Battle of New Orleans 

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