streakysox - 2017-01-13 7:47 AM

Just a heads up. White people live in the towns that surround New Orleans not New Orleans itself. Stay in the tourist areas. Not real safe in other areas.

KindaClassey - 2017-01-13 7:31 AM

I spent a couple of days in NOLA earlier this year. I went by myself and just walked and saw the sights. All of the above mentioned things were interesting. NOLA is a study in contrasts. Where else can you have an antique shop with a $200,000 liquor cabinet right next to a sex toy shop?

I second researching restaurants. The food is AMAZING. Make a reservation for one of the nationally known restaurants because the old world ambiance is worth the price tag, but don't miss the hole in the wall type places for great deals and food. Definitely hit the original Café du Monde for a blast from the past.

Parking is expensive, and there isn't much of it. The old part of NOLA isn't that big. You can walk it easily. I used the trolley cars to see the newer areas. You can buy a day pass and hop on and off at will and it works for any of the routes. I listened in on one of the cemetery tours while I was walking around and found it quite interesting. I now know where the expression "I wouldn't touch that with a 10 foot pole" came from and did you know they have "rental" mausoleums?

I saw the seedier side of NOLA, but I never felt like I was in danger. I was by myself, so I kept to the more crowded areas - during the day I felt comfortable to wonder at will. Bourbon street was a disappointment - It kinda looks like a horse that was rode hard and put up wet. I was disappointed in the number of souvenir shops that were everywhere - quite commercialized. I also booked a tour with a company called Airboat Adventures. It was neat to get to ride in the swamps and see the outdoor side of the area. There is a national park close to the area where I took the airboat ride - It had raised boardwalks where you could walk through swampy areas and see the vegetation up close.

I would also suggest researching to see if there are any home and garden tours going on while you are there. I did that while I was in Charleston and it is a wonderful way to get the chance to see the insides of the beautiful homes. You might also research what festivals are going on in local areas. There are some neat little towns just outside the big city.

Nevertooold - 2017-01-13 6:54 PM

Interesting how people view New Orleans so differently. For me it was the worse place we had ever visited and I couldn't get out of their fast enough. We were suppose to spend a few days and nights and I didn't make it to the afternoon..LOL

Dreamingofcans - 2017-01-13 9:17 AM


White people live in the city of New Orleans also

streakysox - 2017-01-13 11:29 PM


Yes, I know but very few that are above the station of the poor other races. The Garden District is upscale but that is a tiny part of NO. I guess you are considering Metarie, Algiers etc part of NO.

Dash4KJ - 2017-01-14 11:39 AM

 Thank you all SO much! This is exactly what i was looking for!!  I have FOOD as #1 on the list haha and the cemetaries! I had no idea you could tour plantations so that has been added.  voodoo shops, live street music,  madam maries museum, etc.  If yall think of anything else please post. This is my low key batchelorette party lol so we want some night time activities but nobody going including myself is much on heavy drinking and club scenes.

Dreamingofcans - 2017-01-14 2:57 PM Look up Preservation Hall, it's a historic jazz music venue . You can also go to Pat O's - it's a bar but they have live music and the courtyard patio that is nice to sit on. The streetcars are fun to ride on. They aren't called trolleys down there, they're known as streetcars. You can go from Canal St. all the way up the river to uptown. There's a few different lines to take, the one that goes up St. Charles Avenue is pretty.

Nevertooold - 2017-01-13 6:54 PM

Interesting how people view New Orleans so differently. For me it was the worse place we had ever visited and I couldn't get out of their fast enough. We were suppose to spend a few days and nights and I didn't make it to the afternoon..LOL

Dreamingofcans - 2017-01-14 8:39 AM


1/3 of the population of the city is white and that is for New Orleans, not for the New Orleans Metropolitan. Which if that was the case it would be way higher.

streakysox - 2017-01-14 8:24 PM Thank you. Point made.