New Orleans is a city of Louisiana in United States that offers unlimited attractions to its tourists. Even though, it is a hurricane affected city but never fails to satisfy each and every people may be from the business or for any other things. New Orleans has a variety of museums, parks and gardens, zoos, finest restaurants and bars, cemeteries, historic area and many other breathtaking attractions. A tourist whenever reach to the city of New Orleans always get confused as how to start the trip. So let me tell you that better option will be – listen to your mind and heart and react as per your mood.

Jazz has born at New Orleans and so is world popular. Explore various sites during day and enjoy the nightlife of New Orleans which will fascinate you a lot. Exploring the attractions of New Orleans worth every single money so, do not miss all of the major attractions. Tourists when reach to this city wishes to visit the Cities of the Dead that fascinates them the most. So here I’m introducing you the top ten things to do in New Orleans so that you will not be confused further as where to go and from where to start exploring the city.

Jackson Square:

This site was founded in the year 1718 and is the home to many New Orleans historic buildings and landmarks. This is very interesting so do not miss to visit. Some major highlights of this site are a statue of Andrew Jackson, Faulkner House, St. Louis Cathedral, and the striking 1840s Pontalba Buildings that could be found on both sides of the square. This stunning park draws attention of artists and street performers of all kinds. This site lies in the heart of French Quarter.

Emeril’s:

Your visit to this city will remain incomplete unless you visit this world-renowned celebrity Chef Emeril Lagasse’s flagship restaurant. The menu of this restaurant highlights excellent mixture of Modern American and Creole cuisine. If you want to enjoy the speciality of this restaurant then make sure that you are reserving a table before you reach there. Well, reservation is must for all and it lies at the Warehouse District of New Orleans.

Aquarium of the Americas:

The Aquarium of the Americas offers magnificent views of sea animals but was lost over 7,000 of them after the Hurricane Katrina. It took $3.5 million to repair and get its charming beauty within nine months. This aquarium offers four main exhibit areas that are the Gulf Coast, the Caribbean Reef, the Mississippi River, and the Amazon Rain Forest. You will even get tasty café and a unique little gift shop. This could be ofund at the Canal Street.

Woldenberg Riverfront Park:

This park is the home to the Holocaust Memorial and overlooks the powerful Mississippi River. The Memorial is comprises of nine sculptures made by Jewish artist Yaacov Agam, a statue of the parks benefactor Malcom Woldenberg, and also a sculpture made by New Orleans artist John T. Scott and is called as Ocean Song. This site lies between the Canal Street and Esplanade Avenue in French Quarter.

Canal Place:

This site lies close to the Aquarium of the Americas and is an excellent place to shop fashionable designs like BCBG, Coach, Kenneth Cole, and Ann Taylor. Also you will get unique arts and crafts made by local artists at Rhino Gallery. This place is a shopping paradise, especially for the tourists who cannot resist without buying some. This shopping destination is also a home to Canal Place Cinema, the Southern Repertory Theater, the Wyndham New Orleans at Canal Place and Saks Fifth Avenue.

New Orleans Voodoo Museum:

Taking a trip to this spot is must for every tourist. This museum displays a vast collection of African artifacts, portraits by Voodoo legends, and portraits of Voodoo legends.

New Orleans Center for Creative Arts:

Here you could see the most talented musicians who are popular around the country. Its teachers and alums are famous in the country.

New Orleans City Park:

To admire the best of landscape in the city, you should head to this park. The park covers an area of about 1,300 acre and is of 150 years old. Giant oaks, tranquil lagoons, picnic areas, playgrounds, all are there available into this park. Major highlights of this park are The New Orleans Botanical Garden, Carousel Gardens Amusement Park, New Orleans Museum of Art and Besthoff Sculpture Garden, and Equest Farm Equestrian Center.

St. Louis Cemetery:

It is among the many Cities of the Dead, an oldest in cemetery in New Orleans. This burial site features decorative vaults and family tombs. You would have seen this cemetery at many films.

Audubon Zoo:

This is a wonderful zoo featuring a family of rare albino alligators, an inspiring butterfly exhibit, and various others like from lions and tigers to bears in natural habitat settings. Here you will also get a well-known children’s petting zoo, which will interest them a lot.

After all these ten top things to do, which I have listed here, you will experience the entire city. However, do not forget to taste the cuisine of this place. You will get plenty of restaurants and bars. So enjoy the nightlife as well. This will make your vacation perfect and great, as you will experience everything at this city called New Orleans.