Attractions
-prepared by Amy Hale-Janeke, 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Law Library
New Orleans has many unusual sites to see and places to visit. Here is a list of some of our favorites
along with some info on how close they are to the Convention Center. We also have a transportation guide in case you need to get somewhere further away.
Please remember that distances
which look close can seem very far away when it is hot and sticky outside.
Brian Huddleston's two sightseeing articles he wrote for AALL Spectrum also list interesting places to visit. Check them out! New Orleans Flanerie and New Orleans Further Afield.
Legend:
CC = Convention Center
FQ = French Quarter (depending on your level of fitness, it may or may not be walkable)
RW = Riverwalk
WD = Warehouse District (also close to the CC)
| Name | Website | How Close is it? | ||
| Amistad Research Center | www.tulane.edu/~amistad/index.htm | streetcar/bus/taxi | ||
| Audubon Aquarium | www.auduboninstitute.org | FQ | ||
| Audubon Zoo | www.auduboninstitute.org | taxi/bus | ||
| Backstreet Cultural Museum | www.backstreetmuseum.org/ | FQ (just north of Rampart Street) | ||
| Cabildo Walking Tour | www.frenchquartertour.com | FQ | ||
| Cajun Cooking School | www.cookincajun.com | RW | ||
| Cemetery Tour | www.saveourcemeteries.org | streetcar/bus/taxi | ||
| Contemporary Arts Ctr | www.cacno.org | WD | ||
| French Market Flea Market | www.frenchmarket.org | FQ | ||
| Gray Line Tours (Katrina tour) | www.graylineneworleans.com | FQ | ||
| Historic Houses | www.hgghh.org | FQ | ||
| Historic New Orleans Collection | www.hnoc.org | FQ | ||
| Jazz Historic National Park | www.nps.gov/jazz | FQ | ||
| Longue Vue House | www.longuevue.com | taxi/bus | ||
| Mardi Gras World | www.mardigrasworld.com | walkable from convention ctr, but you need to take a ferry across the river | ||
| National WWII Museum | www.nationalww2museum.org | WD | ||
| New Orleans GlassWorks | www.neworleansglassworks.com | WD | ||
| New Orleans Museum of Art | www.noma.org | streetcar/bus/taxi | ||
| Oak Alley Plantation | www.graylineneworleans.com/plantation.shtml | taxi/tour bus | ||
| Ogden Museum | www.ogdenmuseum.org | WD | ||
| Pharmacy Museum | www.pharmacymuseum.org | FQ | ||
| The Presbytere | http://lsm.crt.state.la.us/presbex.htm | FQ | ||
| Rock 'n' Bowl | www.rockandbowl.com | taxi/bus | ||
| Updated June 8, 2007 |
