NOLA TRAVEL GUIDE

Food

Before or after wandering the supernatural streets of New Orleans on our tour, fuel your mortal spirits at one of these decidedly divine dining destinations:

Top Choices

  • Best High End: Commander’s Palace

  • Best Late Night: Oceana Grill

  • Best Po’ Boys: Parkway Tavern & Bakery

  • Best Breakfast: Cafe Beignet

  • Best Seafood: GW Fins

  • Best Vegan: Sweet Soulfood

 

Bars

Catch tangible spirits at New Orleans' beloved bars - where the good times are guaranteed to keep rolling through the night.

Top Choices

  • Best Cocktail Bar: Sazerac House

  • Best Historic Bar: Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop

  • Best Pub: Finn McCool's Irish Pub

  • Best Dive: Old Absinthe House

  • Best Hotel Bar: Hotel Monteleone

  • Best Rooftop Bar: Hot Tin

 

Music

Recharge your living spirits, dancing the night away with beloved Big Easy bands channeling the city's musical magic on stages graced by jazz greats.

Top Choices

  • Best Jazz Club: Preservation Hall

  • Best Club on Frenchmen St.: d.b.a.

  • Best Rock Club: Siberia

  • Best Club in Treme: Mother-in-Law Lounge

  • Best Touring Venue: House of Blues

  • Best Food & Music: Three Muses

Culture

Experience the vibrant inner life and history of Crescent City by losing yourself in cultural institutions preserving traditions, celebrating local artisans, and tracing complex lineages that still marinate the city's essence.

Top Choices

  • Best Art Museum: NOMA

  • Best History Museum: National WWII Museum

  • Best Art Market: Frenchmen Art Market

  • Best Cultural Museum: Backstreet Museum

  • Best City Archive: N.O. Historic Collection

  • Best LA History Museum: The Cabildo

Outdoors

Get a backstage pass to Louisiana's wild side while gator watching at Jean Lafitte Park, paddling kayaks down Bayou Saint John, or picnicking under the sprawling live oaks in City Park.

Top Choices

  • Best Park: City Park

  • Best Water Activity: Kayaking Bayou St. John

  • Best Scenic Drive: Lakeshore Drive

  • Best Hiking Trail: Barataria Reserve

  • Best Family Adventure: Audubon Zoo

  • Best Animal Park: National Wildlife Refuge

Occult

Lose yourself in the shadows of NOLA's timeworn back alleyways, where occult emporiums beckon your curious mind.

Top Choices

  • Crescent City Conjure

  • Haus of Hoodoo

  • Voodoo Authentica

  • Historic Voodoo Museum

  • Congo Square

  • Popp Fountain

Hotels

If your thirst for the paranormal is still unquenched, satiate your spooky side by staying overnight in one of New Orleans' famously haunted hotels, where the ghosts still roam the halls and occupied rooms.

Top Choices

  • Hotel Monteleone

  • Bourbon Orleans

  • Hotel Provincial

  • Omni Royal New Orleans

  • Hotel Villa Convento

  • Haunted Hotel

Until We Meet Again in

the City That Care Forgot

As the fog rolls in and our time winds down, we hope our travel guide has illuminated some of what this spellbinding destination has to offer curious minds and adventurous spirits like yourself. New Orleans has endured much, yet perseveres - the people here have so much joie de vivre flowing through their veins that it’s no wonder lively music pulsates day and night. From ghostly tales to tantalizing flavors, soul-stirring sights and grand glory days relived before your eyes - this eclectic melting pot offers something for everyone. As you wander the atmospheric streets and lift a glass to times gone by, we wish you wonder, wisdom and fond memories made in a city unlike any other. Let the good times, and spirits, roll on. We eagerly await your return to our beloved New Orleans - this mystifying collision of the modern and timeless forever reveals something new around each street corner! Au revoir!