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17 Best Places to Visit in New Orleans
The top Places to Visit in New Orleans, United States, ranked by traveler ratings and how many people rated them. Every spot is a real, verified venue — facts checked against live Google data.
The list
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attraction New Orleans · ★ 4.8The National WWII Museum
The National WWII Museum sits in New Orleans' Warehouse District at 945 Magazine St, open daily 9am–5pm. 4.8★ (30,266 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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trendy New Orleans · ★ 4.5Cafe Du Monde
Cafe Du Monde at 800 Decatur St in the French Quarter is New Orleans' original beignet-and-chicory-coffee stand, open daily from 7:15am (until 11pm most nights, midnight Friday and Saturday).
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attraction New Orleans · ★ 4.7Jackson Square
Jackson Square is the historic heart of the French Quarter — a fenced, gated park built in 1721 and framed by St. Louis Cathedral, the Cabildo, and the Pontalba Buildings.
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hidden gem New Orleans · ★ 4.5French Market
The French Market is a six-block open-air bazaar along N Peters St in the French Quarter, open daily 10am–6pm, mixing a covered flea market of jewelry, art, and souvenirs with food stalls selling pralines, hot sauce, and muffulettas. 4.5★ (15,644 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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hidden gem New Orleans · ★ 4.6Oak Alley Plantation
Oak Alley Plantation sits about an hour west of New Orleans on LA-18 in Vacherie, best known for its quarter-mile tunnel of 300-year-old live oaks leading to a Greek Revival mansion. 4.6★ (10,738 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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restaurant New Orleans · ★ 4.6Napoleon House
Napoleon House, at 500 Chartres St in the French Quarter, is the spot for a muffaletta and a Pimm's Cup in a crumbling, sepia-toned courtyard that's been serving since 1914.
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restaurant New Orleans · ★ 4.2Mother's Restaurant
Mother's Restaurant, at 401 Poydras St in the Central Business District, is a cafeteria-style institution open daily 7am–10pm, famous for its "Ferdi Special" po' boy piled with debris (shredded roast beef and ham) and its baked ham. 4.2★ (17,308 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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attraction New Orleans · ★ 4.7New Orleans Museum of Art
NOMA sits at the edge of City Park in Mid-City, a Beaux-Arts building holding over 40,000 works from Fabergé eggs to Japanese Edo-era screens. 4.7★ (5,370 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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attraction New Orleans · ★ 4.4Riverwalk Outlets
Riverwalk Outlets is a mile-long, glass-covered outlet mall hugging the Mississippi River, steps from the Ernest N. 4.4★ (9,376 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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restaurant New Orleans · ★ 4.6Pêche Seafood Grill
Pêche Seafood Grill, at 800 Magazine St in the Warehouse District, is the place in New Orleans for whole coal-grilled fish, oysters, and gulf seafood in a rustic, weathered-wood dining room. 4.6★ (5,714 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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restaurant New Orleans · ★ 4.8Cochon Butcher
Cochon Butcher is the casual, sandwich-and-charcuterie sibling of Cochon restaurant, tucked in a warehouse-district alley off Tchoupitoulas Street. 4.8★ (2,631 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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hidden gem New Orleans · ★ 4.4Mardi Gras World
Mardi Gras World, on the Mississippi riverfront just west of the Convention Center, is a working float-building warehouse you can tour year-round, any day from 9am to 5:30pm, with guided tours running roughly hourly.
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attraction New Orleans · ★ 4.7New Orleans Botanical Garden
The New Orleans Botanical Garden sits inside City Park at 5 Victory Ave, open Tuesday–Sunday from 10am to 4:30pm (closed Mondays). 4.7★ (1,595 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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trendy New Orleans · ★ 4.7Ayu Bakehouse
Ayu Bakehouse is a small Vietnamese-French bakery on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, best known for laminated pastries with Southeast Asian twists — think pandan croissants and kouign-amann. 4.7★ (878 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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attraction New Orleans · ★ 4.7Longue Vue House and Gardens
Longue Vue House and Gardens is an 8-acre 1940s estate near City Park, mixing a decorative-arts mansion with fountains, ponds and formal gardens. 4.7★ (819 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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hidden gem New Orleans · ★ 4.8Octavia Books
Octavia Books is a small, hand-curated independent bookstore in New Orleans' Uptown neighborhood, near the streetcar line and a short walk from the Garden District. 4.8★ (460 reviews) — what visitors say, hours, and tips.
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hidden gem New OrleansFrench Quarter
The French Quarter is New Orleans' original 18th-century grid, bounded roughly by Canal Street, Rampart Street, Esplanade Avenue, and the Mississippi River — walkable in a day but worth two nights for the food and music.
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