New Orleans Attractions
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Must-See in New Orleans
Cafe Du Monde
A Civil War–era coffee stand that accidentally created Vietnamese-American coffee culture.
Congo Square
Where jazz was born — the only legal drum circle in all of slave-era America.
Hotel Monteleone & Carousel Bar
A revolving bar where American literature drank — and where Capote lied about being born.
Jackson Square
A statue built by a man who'd never seen one, honoring a battle fought after the war ended.
Jackson Square & Pontalba Buildings
Built by a woman with eight fingers, bullets in her chest, and a shotgun for the mayor.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar
A pirate bar named after a pirate who was never here — and who saved the country.
Landmarks
Cafe Du Monde
A Civil War–era coffee stand that accidentally created Vietnamese-American coffee culture.
Hotel Monteleone & Carousel Bar
A revolving bar where American literature drank — and where Capote lied about being born.
Jackson Square
A statue built by a man who'd never seen one, honoring a battle fought after the war ended.
Jackson Square & Pontalba Buildings
Built by a woman with eight fingers, bullets in her chest, and a shotgun for the mayor.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar
A pirate bar named after a pirate who was never here — and who saved the country.
Marie Laveau's Tomb
The Voodoo Queen's tomb — where the X marks are completely made up.
Preservation Hall
A Wharton grad on his honeymoon followed some musicians and accidentally saved jazz.
Saint Louis Cathedral
Three churches on one spot — the first two burned down because nobody rang the bells.
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
Over 100,000 bodies in one city block — and Nicolas Cage's mystery pyramid.
The Cabildo
Where a shoemaker from Treme challenged segregation sixty-three years before Rosa Parks.
The Cabildo
Where America doubled in size for three cents an acre.
The Old Ursuline Convent
Eleven nuns crossed an ocean and built a colony's entire social infrastructure.
Bourbon Street
Named for a beheaded dynasty, powered by surplus wartime rum.
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