All Things New Orleans and Mardi Gras

All Things New Orleans and Mardi Gras!

To find information on Mardi Gras:

Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2020

 

https://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/parades/

 

Tours and entertainment:

 

Ghost tours via Trip Advisor:

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Search?q=ghost%20tours&searchSessionId=78DD8D500192109089092921EDA4DBCE1582583446357ssid&sid=A5C5CC4E8BFD88131B8ABE975C4690421582583470808&blockRedirect=true&ssrc=a&geo=60864

 

New Orleans Ghost, Voodoo & Vampire Walking Tour (2 hours along, walking, entertaining $14)

https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g60864-d11453064-New_Orleans_Ghost_Voodoo_Vampire_Walking_Tour-New_Orleans_Louisiana.html

 

Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop

 

http://www.lafittesblacksmithshop.com/Homepage.html

 

Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop. Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop is a historic structure at the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Most likely built as a house in the 1770s during the Spanish colonial period, it is one of the oldest surviving structures in New Orleans.

 

 

Food and History tour, French Quarter Food Tour, $65

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/AttractionProductReview-g60864-d11454049-New_Orleans_Food_and_History_Tour-New_Orleans_Louisiana.html

 

River Boat Tours:

Creole Queen Mississippi River Cruise

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60864-d2178225-Reviews-Creole_Queen_Mississippi_River_Cruises-New_Orleans_Louisiana.html

 

Steamboat Natchez River Cruise

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g60864-d549409-Reviews-Steamboat_Natchez-New_Orleans_Louisiana.html

 

 

Plantation house: Oak Alley Plantation

 

https://www.oakalleyplantation.com/sugarcane-plantation/plantation-tours

 

Carriage ride in French Quarters

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Products-g60864-zfc11970-zfg11873-New_Orleans_Louisiana.html?m=40646&supag=74046479642&supsc=aud-448833066947:dsa-650389793948&supai=358052534553&supap=&supdv=c&supnt=nt:g|clk:CjwKCAiAhc7yBRAdEiwAplGxX6E-FdyJQv7Dkyb5YHGkaiV_rrRwqfI-yfa4QkS6Qu1UFdagTDjT8RoClYwQAvD_BwE&suplp=9012211&supli=&supti=aud-448833066947:dsa-650389793948&tsem=true&supci=aud-448833066947:dsa-650389793948&supap1=&supap2=&gclid=CjwKCAiAhc7yBRAdEiwAplGxX6E-FdyJQv7Dkyb5YHGkaiV_rrRwqfI-yfa4QkS6Qu1UFdagTDjT8RoClYwQAvD_BwE

 

Graves/ grave yard

 

Nickolas Cage has his grave here even though he’s not dead yet, but it’s the only thing the government couldn’t take when he went bankrupt.

 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/nicolas-cage-s-pyramid-tomb

 

Marie Laveau’s fake grave is purple…painted over from the people drawling one it and making wishes.

 

https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/43436

 

 

Museums

 

Mardi Gras museum of costumes and culture: off conti street

https://www.mardigrasworld.com

 

Jass museum: piano, saxophone:celebrate all forms of jazz 400 Esplanade Ave

 

https://nolajazzmuseum.org

 

WW2 museum ( NOLA’s #1 Attraction )

 

The National WWII Museum, formerly known as The National D-Day Museum, is a military history museum located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on Andrew Higgins Drive between Camp Street and Magazine Street. Magazine street.

 

https://www.nationalww2museum.org

 

Old New Orleans rum,  2815 Frenchmen St, spiced rum world 2nd largest producer. “I drink and I know things”

 

https://celebrationdistillation.com

 

House of Blues:

 

https://www.houseofblues.com/neworleans

 

Hole in the wall

 

Bookstores:

 

William Faulkner House Books

 

About

 

 

Librarie

 

https://www.neworleans.com/listing/librarie-book-shop/33003/

 

 

Dauphin Street Book

 

https://www.facebook.com/DauphineStreetBooks/

 

 

Cape Robbin shoes on IG: @caperobbin,

 

Food

 

Breakfast:

 

Café Du Monde:

 

https://shop.cafedumonde.com

 

Cafe Fleur de Lis -breakfast BACON, strawberry mimosa

 

http://www.cafefleurdelis.com

 

Coterie restaurant & oyster bar

 

http://coterienola.com

 

Lunch:

 

Acme oyster house: Po boy, char grilled oysters, drunk root beer float.

https://acmeoyster.com

 

Napoleon oyster house

 

https://www.napoleonhouse.com

 

Central Grocery for homemade soda, looks like an old dinner:

 

http://www.centralgroceryneworleans.com

 

Coops Place (across for bb kings):

 

https://www.coopsplace.net

 

Dinner:

 

Apple Place :Aldolfo’s on Frenchmen St-cash, bottom bar, special sauce

 

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60864-d445261-Reviews-Adolfo_s-New_Orleans_Louisiana.html

 

Dickie Brennan’s steakhouse:

 

https://www.dickiebrennanssteakhouse.com

 

HOUSE OF BOURBON:

 

https://www.bourbonhouse.com

 

Oceana Grill:

 

Oceana Grill Home – New Orleans Restaurant

 

 

 

Music/nightlife:

 

Cat’s Meow for Karaoke:

 

http://catskaraoke.com

 

Fortune Telling, Live music, Art in Jackson Square:

 

 

http://www.experienceneworleans.com/jackson-square.html

 

 

Bb kings blues club(BBQ)

https://www.bbkings.com/new-orleans

 

 

Places to stay

 

Astor Crown plaza:

 

https://www.astorneworleans.com

 

The Marque suite, sister hotel on canal street:

https://www.bluegreenvacations.com/resorts/louisiana/the-marquee#gref

 

Hilton

 

http://www.hilton.com/search/hi/us/la/new_orleans/0/00000000000/0/0/0/0/10?WT.mc_id=zlada0ww1hi2psh3ggl4advbpp5dkt6multibr7_153669424_1003528&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAiAhc7yBRAdEiwAplGxX3OIgTnaIsZXGK2PqWZvb98OhjiYn1fAKITnMqaRjvGZiJaCoxZ0oBoCpc4QAvD_BwE

 

 

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