1st TIME EVER VISITING New Orleans....whats there to do?

[Guest041216]

So I am in New Orleans for my first time and Im wondering whats there to do?

This weekend is crawling by (like a snail) lol

Is there any beaches, lakes, idk etc?

Anything you gentlemen like to do? Weekend or weekday?

[pyramider]

NOLA is known for its quiet quaintness.

[Old Horn Dog]

No beaches. We're 100 mi. upriver. You can go to the Lake Pontchartrain lakefront. You can visit the battlefield in Chalmette or do a Plantation tour. Or you can just get drunk on Bourbon St. That seems to be what most out-of-towners want to do. Wandering around the French Qtr. (during the DAY--do this during the DAY) is interesting & nice. Problem is NOLA advertises itself as the Big Easy, Sin City East, Party-Party-Party--and then you get to Sunday, when EVERYTHING is closed. So... walk on the riverfront, have some coffee @ du Monde or one of the other coffee-shops on Decatur, go to a movie @ Canal Place, see the Aquarium. All fun things. Sundays I cook & clean for the upcoming week, so it's a tough day for me to have fun.

[Guest041216]

Well that sounds like ALOT of fun!!! I may have to come back on better timing

[pornodave69]

Today is the last day of the Satchmo Summerfest - http://www.fqfi.org/satchmosummerfest/

Wander around the French Quarter, check out some music. Hit Frenchman Street after dark for great music and fewer tourists. Check out the Garden District or the cemeteries.

[Old Horn Dog]

Originally Posted by pornodave69

Today is the last day of the Satchmo Summerfest - http://www.fqfi.org/satchmosummerfest/

Wander around the French Quarter, check out some music. Hit Frenchman Street after dark for great music and fewer tourists. Check out the Garden District or the cemeteries.

Yeah: what he said.

[DallasRain]

Satchmo is fun

check out some of the burlesque shows
visit harrahs casino
eat on Magazine St.....the rum House is yummmy

have fun

[Nicolet]

There is LOTS of stuff to do! All you gotta do is step outside! It is hotter than blue blazes here lately, so bring lots of water with you.

[Old Horn Dog]

I'm very very lucky to live near City Park. Nicolet is right--it's hotter'n the SE corner o' hell right now, but it sure is pretty out. I should take advantage of how beautiful my area is more often. Like, I think... now. Seems like a great time for a walk. Review done, supper in crock-pot... yep. Time for a walk.

[When You Are Ready]

Food, food, and more FOOD.