Interactive Map of New Orleans
Explore the top landmarks and excursions around New Orleans, from the French Quarter and Garden District to the plantations of River Road and the swamps of Honey Island. Click any marker to learn more.
New Orleans landmarks
French Quarter: A First-Time Visitor's Guide The French Quarter is New Orleans' historic core, not the whole city. Jackson Square, Bourbon Street, Royal Street and beignets, walked, not driven. Garden District: St Charles Streetcar, Mansions and Lafayette Cemetery Antebellum mansions under live oaks, the historic St Charles streetcar and Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 — a walking guide to the Garden District. Honey Island Swamp Cypress swamp on the Pearl River near Slidell, east of New Orleans: alligators, herons, boat tours and honest travel times. New Orleans: A First Look at the City New Orleans sits on a Mississippi bend, not the coast, and isn't Louisiana's capital. What to know before exploring its neighbourhoods. Oak Alley Plantation: The Quarter-Mile Alley of Live Oaks Oak Alley's quarter-mile oak alley and Greek Revival house on the River Road, with visiting hours, tours and the history of those enslaved here. River Road Plantations The 100 km levee road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, its plantation museums, and the history of slavery they now confront directly. Baton Rouge Baton Rouge is Louisiana's state capital, 130 km upriver from New Orleans - the Art Deco Capitol, the USS Kidd, and a full day on the road. Baton Rouge, Cajun Country and the Gulf Coast: The Farther Reaches A guide to New Orleans's farthest outings: Baton Rouge, Cajun Lafayette and the Gulf Coast, each an hour or more away in a different direction. Bayou Country: Swamps, Alligators and Cypress South of New Orleans Cypress swamps and alligator wildlife 40 minutes from New Orleans, by airboat or flat-bottomed boat, with an honest note on seasonal activity. Cajun Country: Lafayette, Breaux Bridge and Acadiana Lafayette, Breaux Bridge and Avery Island: a full-day guide to Cajun Louisiana, 2h15 west of New Orleans, and why Cajun is not Creole. New Orleans City New Orleans itself: French Quarter, Garden District, Tremé and the cemeteries — the base every other Louisiana trip leaves from. The Mississippi Gulf Coast: A Beach Day Trip from New Orleans Bay St Louis, Pass Christian, Gulfport and Biloxi: the beach and casino coast an hour east of New Orleans, in Mississippi, not Louisiana. The River Road: Plantation Country Between New Orleans and Baton Rouge The 100 km levee road between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, its former sugar plantations, and the museums that tell the story of the people enslaved there. Whitney Plantation: The Museum Built Around Slavery Whitney Plantation tells the River Road from the enslaved people's view. What sets it apart, how to visit, and why it isn't like its neighbours.