People love looking at the old stuff. Imagination soars when we see how people lived, fought and died here hundreds of years ago. Our architecture stands as a visible reminder of our history.

Start at Jackson Square and visit the St. Louis Cathedral, Cabildo and the Presbytere. The Cabildo and the Presbytere are now part of the Louisiana State Museum and open to the public. Grab a beignet and cafe au lait at Cafe du Monde and wander over to the moonwalk to enjoy the river. Do some touisty shopping, get a Hurricane or Handgrenade mixed drink, check out the artists around the square, enjoy a street musician and then move on.


Plantation homes, ante-bellum, Creole, French Quarter, Spanish, African influence, Caribbean, American, the River. Garden District and more. Shotgun homes, creole cottages, and many more styles.

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national geographic - plantations, et al