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French Quarter
Also known as Vieux CarrĂ© (âvoo car-rayâ; Old Quarter) and âthe Quarterâ, the French Quarter is the original city as planned by the French in the 1800s. Here lies the infamous Bourbon St, but of more interest is an elegantly aged grid of shopfronts and courtyard gardens. The Quarter is great, but, admittedly, itâs kind of a theme park: heavy on tourist traffic and light on locals (apart from your bartender or waiter).
Start exploring with a walking tour and consider catching a concert sponsored by the National Park Service at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Finish the evening with dinner at either Coopâs Place or Galatoireâs, and drinks at Cane & Table. On the next day, walk up and down Royal St and get yourself to Preservation Hall early enough to see the show.
Start exploring with a walking tour and consider catching a concert sponsored by the National Park Service at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Finish the evening with dinner at either Coopâs Place or Galatoireâs, and drinks at Cane & Table. On the next day, walk up and down Royal St and get yourself to Preservation Hall early enough to see the show.
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Getting There & Around
The Quarter is well connected by public transportation to the rest of the city. The entire neighborhood is easily walkable. Parking is a hassle.
U The Canal, Rampart and Riverfront streetcars all skirt the edges of the French Quarter.
J Bus 91 runs up Rampart St and Esplanade Ave, which both border the French Quarter.
Top SightRoyal Street
Royal St, with its antiques shops, galleries, and potted ferns hanging from cast-iron balconies, is the elegant yin to well-known Bourbon Stâs debauched yang. Stroll or bicycle past Royalâs patina of beauty and fading grace; chat with locals as they lounge on their porches; and get a sense of the fun â with a dash of elegance â that was once the soul of the Vieux CarrĂ©.
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Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome To New Orleans
- Top Sights
- Eating
- Four Perfect Days
- Need to Know
- New Orleans Neighborhoods
- French Quarter
- Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
- CBD & Warehouse District
- Garden, Lower Garden & Central City
- Uptown & Riverbend
- Mid-City, Bayou St John & City Park
- Tremé-Lafitte
- Survival Guide
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers