718 Bourbon St (Between St. Peter & Orleans St.), New Orleans, LA
Tour Provider · French Quarter · 1 tip
IFC: Vampires are in these days! Take a ghost and vampire tour known for some great stories of the French Quarter and an entertaining walk through the streets.
HISTORY: During the Great Depression "Monkey Hill", an artificial hill, was built to show the kids of flat New Orleans what a hill looks like. Local folklore calls Monkey Hill the highest point in New Orleans.
HISTORY: This home is owned by author Anne Rice & is featured in her 'Lives of the Mayfair Witches' series. Rice sold the home in 2004 after converting to Catholicism & refusing to write books that are secular
HISTORY: This Hotel has been owned & run by the same family since it opened in 1886. This Hotel is one of only three designated Literary Landmark hotels in the United States.
745 Decatur St (btwn St. Peter St & St. Ann St), New Orleans, LA
Plaza · French Quarter - CBD · 213 tips and reviews
HISTORY: After the Battle of New Orleans in 1814 the square was renamed Jackson Square after General Andrew Jackson. Jackson Square has been featured in movies, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
615 Pere Antoine Aly (at Chartres St), New Orleans, LA
Church · French Quarter · 77 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Since 1727 New Orleanians have worshipped in churches on this site. A fire in 1788 burned the church to the ground. Construction of a new church began in early 1789, & was completed in December 1794.
HISTORY: This was the home of the famed French Impressionist master Edgar Degas from 1872 to 1873. Here Degas created 22 paintings of his New Orleans family & began exploring Impressionism.
Spiritual Center · French Quarter · 4 tips and reviews
HISTORY: Est. in 1990 by Priestess Miriam & Priest Oswan Chamani, it is the only "formally" established spiritual temple focusing on traditional West African spiritual & herbal healing practices in New Orleans
130 Roosevelt Way (btwn Canal & Common), New Orleans, LA
Hotel · Central Business District · 71 tips and reviews
Travel Channel: A Travel Channel Staff pick: This iconic New Orleans hotel combines southern hospitality, world-class service and historic surroundings.