exciting and y'all, this itinerary is expedient at the
the most of your time? That conversation also continues in
because you're ready and not because you're told to. This is
subjects. And while you're down there, consider giving us the
quite a while. Reservations also aren't a bad idea for
also pair or replace that with places on Frenchman Street that
food, and never go very long without doing something
blocks from where the street begins at its intersection with
mostly with no dress code but you can also find great local
left. Remember those people who were just leaving work at eight
one more place where it's a good idea to have a plan. How
definitive way to solve this puzzle. So, lay it on us in the
band or two out on the street most nights. And just a off
nighttime ghost tours are a very popular way to do that.
on Bourbon and Frenchman will continue well into the morning
AM? There is no closing time. New Orleans. So, the nightlife
main drag where a cab can reach you. So, there you have it. A
and we can call it a successful end of the day when you go home
From here, it's really about how much energy you've got
scene melds all of these things that people have come to
here? And what kind of hacks have you discovered for making
mostly cover bands and some karaoke bars but if you're
you know what your music Tastestar, you can fill out
areas, it's legal to walk with a drink outside. Finally, if
options in advance. And a place that catches your eye doesn't
generally count on a venue's website to tell you if there
day in New Orleans enough to check some popular boxes
advanced ticket if you're short on time. The line can take
take bookings, it's good to aim for an early dinner. You can
serve food alongside drinks in a show. Frenchman is a lot more
still for a while. There are some more upscale options on
reservations. So, as part of your food plan, check your
and the music selection there is a lot more adventurous. If
music calendar and if you see something you like, you can
than an hour but I'd recommend biting the bullet and buying an
getting all of what you need without having to go very far
your options with the help of the WWOZ LiveWire and online
and around the beginning of Bourbon Street. I'll be at
Bourbon Street, you can find stellar venues like
packed in the evenings but it can still be a great choice for
meantime, New Orleans jazz artists had popularized our
homegrown music genre all over the country and much of the
preservationists. The 30s brought about the historic
been the place to visit. The shift to focus to welcoming
district and the 40s brought the quarter it's first batch of
early twentieth century, as nearby areas were creating
to spare up here, you could take Magazine Street further
streetcar back from there would give you the best scenery plus
Monteleone. In terms of history, an evening in the
jazz, the French quarter had become a working class Italian
at the foot of Bourbon Street. If sunlight does a lot of good
hopping on and off the bus as many times as you like to check
will accept the same day pass that I've recommended for the
its three personalities. The street car will drop you right
Quarter as it shifts gear into night life mode. The third of
probably even room to sit down. If you're on the street car by
District. The Garden District is this small area sandwiched
edge on Saint Charles. Where you'll find the Saint Charles
if it's time for a quick bite, you could find Stein's Deli for
cars dating from the nineteen twenties. And the streetcar
that part of town, you get a feel for where power came to be
to be of a separate city founded in 1833 and a bastion
and go PoBoys plus quite a few other options. Whichever
for Anglo American transplants and it's still full of upscale
nineteenth century onward following the Louisiana
century warehouse chic restaurants and galleries. The
plantation and shipping economy. And in some cases, you
it for the return trip when you'll probably find it less
another above ground cemetery near its center. By exploring
section of magazine you decide to spend some time in, the
twentieth century skyscrapers plus a boom of twenty-first
Museum. Absolutely a major destination but a tough one to
contemporary art galleries and by the National World War two
justify fitting into a one-day plan since you could spend more
first of Magazine's several shopping and dining areas. You
Car is a popular way to do this but I'm gonna recommend saving
bus that runs along Magazine Street through the business
the garden district. In the course of that ride, you're
purchase. Near the start of the ride, you'll see the offices of
Another highlight just outside the French Quarter could be
moving through New Orleans' growth from the early
shows going on by 2 o'clock especially on the weekends.
what else wanna see? Leave a comment below. Now, back to the
the city's African-rudded history and traditions like the
which I'll mention is an option for nightlife but it's a lot
on DC, New York, London, and more. Look for free tours by
and just outside the French quarter is Frenchman Street
the French Quarter and Garden District, videos about Mardi
discover the video. If you'd like to see more videos like
less crowded in the afternoon and there are often several
right at Royal and St. Peter Streets. Royal Street is also
Gras, everything you need to know about New Orleans. Visit
our website for more about our tours, our travel tips, and
traditions can really drive home the mix of French and
makes New Orleans what it is. So, if you're enjoying the tour
Jackson Square and Royal Street right behind it and if you're
some deep breaths. A lot of the magic in the French quarter
neighborhood and you can't do much better than MS Rao. Just
lucky, you can find Doreen Ketchens playing the clarinet
hub for art galleries and antique stores in the
visit, the Farmers Market portion, a block of covered
door in the Presbyter which tells stories about the downs,
Orleans. The daytime street music scene is centered on
helps to know what you and what you're curious about. For some
itinerary. This is where it helps to have an open mind. If
lasted from the late eighteenth century to especially the mid
also the hub of things to do in the French Quarter and there
are way too many of them. To fit everything into a one-day
what the French Quarter looks like. It's the second oldest
one versus the other. Sunlight is a big help in appreciating
the second of its three faces. No matter when you visit, the
French Quarter is some combination of a party and a
before it urbanized. There's also a ton to Duen City Park.
prayer for all those people in the French quarter waiting in
park are two preserved areas, Scout Island and Couture
see some of the oldest houses in the city or you could pause
Color Museum which can help you learn about some of the people
Museum of Art, you have a nature option, the botanical
the edge of the quarter along Esplanade. For alternate
thirty, you should be able to reach Saint Louis Cemetery
Garden. If you're doing everything in one day, you
Forest. You also could take a walk along Bayou St. John and
one-day itinerary. So, by eleven or so, it's time to be
the cemetery, you can go just a few more steps along Esplanade
French used as the blueprint for colonial New Orleans and
folks around that cemetery and the Bayou nearby. The cemetery
It's a great area to explore by bike but most of the
knowledge of those Indian routes was the main reason why
is a popular stop on bus tours. So, getting out here in the
early arrival also helps you get the advantage of what for
just beyond the Bayou is City Park, this huge green space
one most people miss. So, Ian if you're just here briefly,
before and overlapping with European colonization. The
three are uncommon although we lead a morning tour that shows
Orleans and this one is hard to beat. It's one of the largest
little later. You could also eat along our transit route
old trail used by the various Indian groups in the area long
on a bike but you'd rather avoid traffic, you could also
French quarter for breakfast like Daisy Dukes, French Truck
down. Other than a few people arriving at work and leaving
of today's French quarter back in seventeen eighteen. So while
it looks very different now, starting your day with this
French Quarter toward Mid City and if you can pull it off, I
the colonial city of New Orleans was placed on the site
faces of the French Quarter that you'll see and it's the
quite a few others. Although maybe the most famous option,
Canal Street although the route is a lot less scenic and we've
the morning, you'll see the neighborhood with its guard
Cafe Du Mont, is something I'll suggest an alternative for a
destination so it's quick and it approximates the route of an
soak it in. First order of business is the most important
you're travelling alone. We begin the day at 8 AM The start
open at ten. And makes room for going at least partway into the
night. Passing through the French quarter at that time of
everything is melatonin. It is seriously hard to move after
public transit system which you can get on your phone for $3
what you're gonna learn is that the secret ingredient in
New Orleans is all about the food but if you decide to sit
pack water, sunscreen, sunglasses, and maybe an
regularly. Radar is so much more useful here than the
identification. We have a reputation for being free and
place can eat up a lot of time and thinking through it in
the French Quarter then make another trip up to Magazine
international traveler, it's best to carry your passport.
suggestions for ways to get around but if you're able, I
City to visit Saint Louis Cemetery number three and city
advance gives you more room to be spontaneous. I'll make a few
while there are some places with a dress code, this
evening French Quarter which might as well be a different
Fourth, you'll be outside for most of this itinerary. So,
audio tours that I'll mention. So, quick overview of the
get to the details, for the plan to work, you're gonna need
comfortable clothes and shoes are a must. New Orleans is
itinerary assumes you don't have time for fine dining.
assuming it's your first time. Although, plenty of people's
generally more about how you feel than how you look and
need when time is scarce is to go looking for an ATM. Third,
easy but a lot of places do card and if you're an
tight schedule, we've also got some bonus activities in each
park. From there, we return to spend some time in and around
cash-only establishments in town and the last thing you
while maximizing scenery, and some meal options. We're also
a few things. First, there's a lot of walking involved. So,
essentials into that short time including reasons why those
really seriously just have a day. I'm gonna share an
visit, stay a little longer than they planned, and then
see, and we tell stories that visitors may not typically
hear. Doing those things takes some time and time is an easy
share deep dives. We explore neighborhoods, visitors may not
Orleans can be hard to remember and if you're not on such a
Tours by Foot and today, I'm gonna help you plan how to
Hey, y'all. Welcome to New Orleans. I'm Andrew with Free
thing to lose track of here. Plenty of people come for a
as well. So appreciate y'all watching and see you soon.