Wow, you guys are awesome! Thanks so much.
Mardi Gras world.. is a good place I hear. I havent been yet.. lol lived outside of Nola all my life go figure. We are going this weekend.
http://www.mardigrasworld.com/
I agree.. stick with a tour to visit the cemeteries. Not a real safe place to be alone.
Oh and there are fun things to do in our area lol. Bluebonnet swamp is one.
What is that Mardi Gras World? It looks like a museum of sorts, but the site doesn't really say exactly what it is. Looks interesting regardless.
I live right near the Bluebonnet Swamp! We might go there one of the days my parents are here (they will be here for almost a week.)
BTW.. we have an Acme here in B.R. I like it, but there are much better places to eat here in the B.R. area than that.
If you need a bit of help with local places here in B.R. let me know.. Ill help ya out.
Ms. Marigny can tell you .. we both love to eat lol.
Also depending on how long your parents are here, Cajun country is a nice place to visit. New Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martinville all have very interesting places to see and eat LOL.
I noticed that there is an Acme here when I looked at the site. We might just go to the one here (either with or without my parents, my boyfriend would probably like it there too) one day. I'd to hear suggestions on places to eat here too. We have found quite a few good places (Chimes, Los Gallos, Kona Grill, Albasha, Another Broken Egg) but we're always looking for more (we also love to eat!)
They are coming in on a Sunday and leaving Friday, we have about 4 days to do stuff, one of which will be spent in New Orleans. I love Lafayette and might take them there (and do what I don't know exactly yet, but I liked driving around there when we first moved.)
There's so much to do in New Orleans and so many great places to eat. I'm jealous.
Is Galatoire's still good? It's been such a long time. There's Commander's Palace in the Garden District and I agree that the Acme Oyster House is good. There's also K-Paul's. If you get there early enough you could try a traditional brunch at a place like Brennan's.
Whether you like hurricanes or not (I don't) do go to Pat O'Briens. It's a lot of fun. We always enjoyed just hanging out in Jackson Square and walking down to the river. I also like the ghost tours but you have to be a little odd to do those.
That's what I have been finding out through my research! So much to do and so much to eat...and unfortunately not enough time for both.
I keep telling my boyfriend that we're going to have to visit every weekend in order for us to see and eat everything we want.
Brennan's sounds amazing. I love breakfast/brunch foods. Thank you for that suggestion!
My little sister and I are really interested in the ghost and vampire tours, but we're pretty odd.
If you are looking for a place to relax after hours... Snug Harbor is a great place to listen to music, as well as Preservation Hall. I am sure there are others, but like Ms. Marigny said "ain't dere no more" on the ones I knew. Not sure how little your little sister is.
I am partial to two local eateries... Port of Call (on Esplanade) has the best burgers (and no, not where I got my screen name
) and LaPaniche (on Dauphine) is where my DH and I like to go when we can get a few hours away from the kids.
If your family is into History at all, they might enjoy a tour of the Cabildo (building to the left of the St. Louise Cathedral when looking dead on from Jackson Square) It is a fascinating tour. I loved it, and I normally don't love those sort of things.
I am in total agreement with Ms. Marigny and i love jack about the cemetary tours and the fact that you should go on a tour and not on your own. A simple trolley ride up St. Charles would be a great way to see some of the architecture without going on a full out home tour.
I hope whatever you end up doing, you have a fabulous time.
She't not real little, 13 almost 14 (but thinks she is 20
)
My dad, boyfriend and I are really big into history. I remember that building from last time we were down there, it looked historical so I figured it was even cooler inside.
The trolley ride is a great idea! I didn't even think of that. I'll have to look into it more.
Thank you so much, I'm sure we'll have a great time with all these wonderful suggestions.
We loved this cafe too, but sorry to say, it closed a few years ago.
I would take the trolley car into the Garden District & have a nice walk around. A guided tour of the cemeteries is cool is you aren't scared of that kind of thing! My children liked taking the ferry over the Mississippi River to Algiers --not that exciting, but something a little different to cross the river that way. Algiers has some pretty architecture & it's nice to have a little walk around there, too. If you like art, the NO Museum of Art is good place to go & has lovely grounds.
If you have a little more time, I would either take a tour through the Bayou or a Plantation tour.
In reality, if you only have a day, you could just spend walking around the French Quarter and along the River, eating along the way & have a great time just doing that!
Have fun!
I think the trolley car is going to be added to the plans. It seems like a good way to see a lot of the area. I'm not scared of the cemetary (very much) but I don't think my parents would go for it. My mom thinks it's a little "morbid."
Unfortuntely we are pressed for time and will only have a day with my parents, but my boyfriend and I live close and we both want to get to know the city more, so these suggestions are fantastic for us.
Surrey's Cafe and Juice Bar in the Lower Garden District offers some nice vegetarian options...and it's a neat little place!
Surrey's seems pretty cool though and they have vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, so that's a major plus 
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