United States: Louisiana: Orleans Parish: New Orleans

Laurel Fan
Seattle

A question about this place:
What is there to do during the day? It looks like there are lots of choices for food and going "out". Interesting architecture? museums? places to see alligators?

Answers:

tomhanna
Joplin

Check out St. Louis Cemetery #1. Several interesting characters entombed (but not buried) there including the Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau. The crypts are interesting in themselves. This has also been the scene for a few movie shots. The one that comes to mind is a shot from the 1969 movie Easy Rider.

SimplyStacey
42 places

That’s what I was going to suggest…wander around in the spooky graveyard!

I guess one could do that at night…but I wouldn’t (shudder)...

Daniel Spils
Seattle

Triple booya on the graveyard visit! I spent a good hour there marveling at that crazy graveyard. And there was even a traditional funeral procession happening while we were there so there were some of the wildest feathered outfits I’ve ever seen with a brass band playing a dirge, etc, etc … totally cool scene like I’ve never seen. Made me want to die in NOLA just to have a spectacular send-off.