Driving Downtown - New Orleans 4K - USA
Driving Downtown - New Orleans Louisiana USA - Episode 37.
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New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723, as it was established by French colonists and strongly influenced by their European culture. It is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage.[8] New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz),[9][10] and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras, dating to French colonial times. The city is often referred to as the most unique[11] in the United States.
Economy
New Orleans has one of the largest and busiest ports in the world, and metropolitan New Orleans is a center of maritime industry. The New Orleans region also accounts for a significant portion of the nation's oil refining and petrochemical production, and serves as a white-collar corporate base for onshore and offshore petroleum and natural gas production.
Tourism
New Orleans has many visitor attractions, from the world-renowned French Quarter; to St. Charles Avenue, (home of Tulane and Loyola Universities, the historic Pontchartrain Hotel, and many 19th-century mansions); to Magazine Street, with its boutique stores and antique shops. According to current travel guides, New Orleans is one of the top ten most-visited cities in the United States; 10.1 million visitors came to New Orleans in 2004.
A 2009 Travel + Leisure poll of America's Favorite Cities ranked New Orleans first in ten categories, the most first-place rankings of the 30 cities included. According to the poll, New Orleans is the best U.S. city as a spring break destination and for wild weekends, stylish boutique hotels, cocktail hours, singles/bar scenes, live music/concerts and bands, antique and vintage shops, cafés/coffee bars, neighborhood restaurants, and people watching.
The French Quarter (known locally as the Quarter or Vieux Carré), which was the colonial-era city and is bounded by the Mississippi River, Rampart Street, Canal Street, and Esplanade Avenue, contains many popular hotels, bars, and nightclubs. Notable tourist attractions in the Quarter include Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, the French Market (including Café du Monde, famous for café au lait and beignets), and Preservation Hall.
Entertainment and Performing Arts
The New Orleans area is home to numerous celebrations, the most popular of which is Carnival, often referred to as Mardi Gras. Carnival officially begins on the Feast of the Epiphany, also known as the Twelfth Night. Mardi Gras (French for Fat Tuesday), the final and grandest day of festivities, is the last Tuesday before the Catholic liturgical season of Lent, which commences on Ash Wednesday.
Food
New Orleans is world-famous for its food. The indigenous cuisine is distinctive and influential. From centuries of amalgamation of the local Creole, haute Creole, and New Orleans French cuisines, New Orleans food has developed. Local ingredients, French, Spanish, Italian, African, Native American, Cajun, Chinese, and a hint of Cuban traditions combine to produce a truly unique and easily recognizable Louisiana flavor.
Sports
New Orleans' professional sports teams include the 2009 Super Bowl XLIV champion New Orleans Saints (NFL), the New Orleans Pelicans (NBA), and the New Orleans Zephyrs (PCL). The Mercedes-Benz Superdome is the home of the Saints, the Sugar Bowl, and other prominent events. Each year New Orleans plays host to the Sugar Bowl, the New Orleans Bowl and the Zurich Classic, a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. In addition, it has often hosted major sporting events that have no permanent home, such as the Super Bowl, ArenaBowl, NBA All-Star Game, BCS National Championship Game, and the NCAA Final Four. The Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Marathon and the Crescent City Classic are two road running events held annually in the city.
Streetcars
New Orleans has four active streetcar lines:
St. Charles Streetcar Line
Riverfront Streetcar Line
Canal Streetcar Line
Loyola-UPT Streetcar Line
New Orleans - Louisiana - U.S Cities
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The population of the city proper was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The New Orleans metropolitan area had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States. The New Orleans--Metairie--Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,214,932.
The city is named after Philippe d'Orléans, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France, and is well known for its distinct French Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz), and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The city is often referred to as the most unique in America.
New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana, straddling the Mississippi River. The boundaries of the city and Orleans Parish are coterminous. The city and parish are bounded by the parishes of St. Tammany to the north, St. Bernard to the east, Plaquemines to the south and Jefferson to the south and west. Lake Pontchartrain, part of which is included in the city limits, lies to the north and Lake Borgne lies to the east. ( source Wikipedia )
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A Walking Tour of the Garden District, New Orleans, Louisiana
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The Garden District of New Orleans was originally a plantation but today it is an area of upscale nineteenth century homes with turn of the century charm and stately gardens.
NEW ORLEANS WALKING TOUR | French Quarter, Jackson Square, Bourbon Street
New Orleans is one of the most unique and romanticized cities in the United States. The vibrant French Quarter is always bustling with activity and celebrations. Bourbon Street is a must-visit for both the tourists and the locals. Local cuisine is a centuries long fusion of various cultures and styles. For us, the biggest WOW moment was when our waiter asked, would y'all like that beer to go?.
Our walking tour of New Orleans focused mainly on the French Quarter and Bourbon Street. Since we were staying in the French Quarter, it was easy to walk around and access the famous sights and smells. Traveling only by foot, our adventures took us through Bourbon Street, Canal Street, the Riverwalk, and Jackson Square. These are some of the most popular destinations for tourists, and also the areas that feature some of NOLA's finest restaurants.
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WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, fourteen years after the catastrophic Hurricane Katrina.
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Walking tour NEW ORLEANS! French Quarter post-Hurricane Katrina
Has New Orleans recovered years after Hurricane Katrina? You bet. The French Quarter is just like before, if not better. So in this video, let's go for a walking tour. New Orleans has so much history and such a unique culture that you can't miss it. When you visit New Orleans, get ready for a totally unique experience.
NOLA French Quarter has plenty of music, history, food, and fun. In this vlog, you will learn all that. For addresses and additional information:
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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North America
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census. The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans--Metairie--Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States. The New Orleans--Metairie--Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,214,932. The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723, and is well known for its distinct French Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage. New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz), and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The city is often referred to as the most unique in America. New Orleans is located in southeastern Louisiana, straddling the Mississippi River. The city and Orleans Parish (French: paroisse d'Orléans) are coterminous. The city and parish are bounded by the parishes of St. Tammany to the north, St. Bernard to the east, Plaquemines to the south and Jefferson to the south and west. Lake Pontchartrain, part of which is included in the city limits, lies to the north and Lake Borgne lies to the east. New Orleans has many major attractions, from the world-renowned French Quarter and Bourbon Street's notorious nightlife to St. Charles Avenue (home of Tulane and Loyola Universities, the historic Pontchartrain Hotel, and many 19th-century mansions), to Magazine Street, with its many boutique stores and antique shops. According to current travel guides, New Orleans is one of the top ten most visited cities in the United States; 10.1 million visitors came to New Orleans in 2004, and the city was on pace to break that level of visitation in 2005. Prior to Katrina, there were 265 hotels with 38,338 rooms in the Greater New Orleans Area. In May 2007, there were over 140 hotels and motels in operation with over 31,000 rooms. A 2009 Travel + Leisure poll of America's Favorite Cities ranked New Orleans first in ten categories, the most first-place rankings of the 30 cities included. According to the poll, New Orleans is the best U.S. city as a spring break destination and for wild weekends, stylish boutique hotels, cocktail hours, singles/bar scenes, live music/concerts and bands, antique and vintage shops, cafés/coffee bars, neighborhood restaurants, and people watching. The city also ranked second for gay friendliness (behind San Francisco, California), friendliness (behind Charleston, South Carolina), bed and bath hotels and inns, and ethnic food. However the city was voted last in terms of active residents and near the bottom in cleanliness, safety, and as a family destination. The French Quarter (known locally as the Quarter or Vieux Carré), which dates from the French and Spanish eras and is bounded by the Mississippi River, Rampart Street, Canal Street, and Esplanade Avenue, contains many popular hotels, bars, and nightclubs. Notable tourist attractions in the Quarter include Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, the French Market (including Café du Monde, famous for café au lait and beignets) and Preservation Hall. To tour the port, one can ride the Natchez, an authentic steamboat with a calliope, which cruises the Mississippi the length of the city twice daily. Unlike most other places in The United States, and the world, New Orleans has become widely known for its element of elegant decay. The city's many beautiful cemeteries and their distinct above-ground tombs are often attractions in themselves, the oldest and most famous of which, Saint Louis Cemetery, greatly resembles Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Also located in the French Quarter is the old New Orleans Mint, a former branch of the United States Mint, which now operates as a museum, and The Historic New Orleans Collection, a museum and research center housing art and artifacts relating to the history of New Orleans and the Gulf South. The National World War II Museum, opened in the Warehouse District in 2000 as the National D-Day Museum, is dedicated to providing information and materials related to the Invasion of Normandy. Nearby, Confederate Memorial Hall, the oldest continually operating museum in Louisiana (although under renovation since Katrina), contains the second-largest collection of Confederate memorabilia in the world. Art museums in the city include the Contemporary Arts Center, the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) in City Park, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
Visit New Orleans Bourbon Street at Night Travel Tour
This is a walking tour from New Orleans Bourbon Street at night. This is filmed on a Monday night in fall 2019. While walking on Bourbon Street you will see many bars, strip clubs, restaurants and people passing out beads. Bourbon Street is located in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
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New Orleans Garden District Walking Tour
After returning to New Orleans, we took a walking tour of the Garden District.
BEST FOOD IN NEW ORLEANS: Food Tour Of The French Quarter
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Welcome to our video tour of the BEST FOOD IN NEW ORLEANS! In this video, we're taking you with us on our 2 day trip to New Orleans to eat everything we can. :) This is a self guided food walking tour of the French Quarter. Our blog linked above has written instructions for our exact path through the city!
We'll go over late night eats in New Orleans, where to get the best beignets in the French Quarter, drinking cocktails at the historic Hotel Monteleone with it's world famous Carousel Bar, eating chargrilled oysters at Acme Oyster House and Drago's Seafood Restaurant, Hurricanes at Pat O'Briens and Gazebo Cafe, Dinner at Antoine's Restaurant, and Jacques Imo's Creole Restaurant, plus much, much more!
We will show you what to eat and what to order at the Best Restaurants In New Orleans! The Best Food in NOLA isn't hard to find-- we'll do it together!
Featured:
Daisy Duke's (24 hour diner)
Cafe Beignet
Jackson Square
Central Grocery - Muffuletta Sandwich
Gazebo Cafe - In the French Market
Pat O'Brien's - Hurricane and other New Orleans Cocktails
Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone
Antoine's Restaurant
Ruby Slipper Cafe
Acme Oyster House
Jacques Imo's
Drago's
Get exact dishes we ate and other places we recommend but didn't make it to in the video at our food blog, UrbanCowgirlLife.com
Walking tour in New Orleans as we visit the French Quarter and its many famous sites.
One hour walk through the old French Quarter as we visit New Orleans, passing in front of St Louis Cathedral and many familiar Vieux Carre architectural sites.
We walk down Chartres all the way to Elysian Fields Ave and then walk up Royal St in the French Quarter. Many old and historic buildings and businesses here to be seen. Enjoy!
Driving Downtown - New Orleans' Bourbon Street 4K - USA
Driving Downtown Streets - Bourbon Street - New Orleans Louisiana USA - Episode 39.
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Bourbon Street (French: Rue Bourbon) is a street in the heart of New Orleans' oldest neighborhood, the French Quarter, in New Orleans, Louisiana. It extends 13 blocks from Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue.[1] Known for its bars and strip clubs, Bourbon Street's history provides a rich insight into New Orleans' past.
Entertainment, Bars, and Restaurants
Largely quiet during the day, Bourbon Street comes alive at night, particularly during the French Quarter's many festivals. Most famous of these is the annual Mardi Gras celebration, when the streets teem with thousands of people. Local open container laws allow drinking alcoholic beverages on the Quarter's streets. Popular drinks include the hurricane cocktail, the resurrection cocktail, the hand grenade and the profanely named huge-ass beers – a large plastic cup of draft beer marketed to tourists at a low price.
The most heavily-visited section of Bourbon Street is upper Bourbon Street toward Canal Street, an eight-block section of visitor attractions.[14] Among the attractions are bars, restaurants, souvenir shops and strip clubs. There are also a number of gay bars. The strip clubs include Rick's Cabaret, Temptations and Larry Flynt's Barely Legal Club.
Most of the bars are located in the central section of Bourbon. Popular spots include Pat O'Brien's, Johnny White's, the Famous Door, Spirits on Bourbon, Channing Tatum's Saints and Sinners, Razzoo and The Cat's Meow.[15] Marie Laveau's House of Voodoo is located on the corner of St. Ann Street.
The most renowned restaurant on Bourbon Street is Galatoire's; it represents traditional New Orleans dining and has a dress code. Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop and the Old Absinthe House are two of the many casual eateries.[1]
Lower Bourbon Street (lower being a reference to downriver, or downstream Mississippi River), from the intersection of St. Ann Street, caters to New Orleans' thriving gay community, featuring such establishments as Oz and the city's largest gay nightclub, the Bourbon Pub. St. Ann Street has been referred to as the Velvet Line[16] or the Lavender Line, the edge or approximate boundary of the French Quarter's gay community. Cafe-Lafitte-in-Exile is the oldest gay bar in the nation. The intersection of Bourbon and St. Ann Streets is also the center of the Labor Day weekend event Southern Decadence, commonly referred to as the Gay Mardi Gras, which attracts upwards of 100,000 participants.
The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in New Orleans, Louisiana, although celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Usually there is one major parade each day (weather permitting); many days have several large parades. The largest and most elaborate parades take place the last five days of the Mardi Gras season. In the final week, many events occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities, including parades and balls (some of them masquerade balls).
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The population of the city was 343,829 as of the 2010 U.S. Census.[4][5] The New Orleans metropolitan area (New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area) had a population of 1,167,764 in 2010 and was the 46th largest in the United States.[6] The New Orleans–Metairie–Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area, a larger trading area, had a 2010 population of 1,452,502.[7]
The city is named after the Duke of Orleans, who reigned as Regent for Louis XV from 1715 to 1723, as it was established by French colonists and strongly influenced by their European culture. It is well known for its distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture, as well as its cross-cultural and multilingual heritage.[8] New Orleans is also famous for its cuisine, music (particularly as the birthplace of jazz),[9][10] and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras, dating to French colonial times. The city is often referred to as the most unique[11] in the United States.
New Orleans Garden District Walking Tour - TourNOrleans
Great walking tour of the Garden District in New Orleans. A must do for locals and visitors. Ask for Mr. Roberts! Very knowledgeable.
⁴ᴷ⁶⁰ Walking New Orleans : French Market to Harrah's Casino, French Quarter via Decatur Street
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A walk in the French Quarter of New Orleans from the French Market to Harrah's Casino via Decatur Street, North Peters Street, and Canal Street.
Filmed August 21, 2019
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2:00 - Decatur Street & Ursulines Avenue
4:15 - Decatur Street & St. Philip Street
4:45 - Joan of Arc, Maid of Orleans Statue
7:23 - Decatur Street & Dumaine Street
8:50 - Decatur Street & St. Ann Street (Original Cafe Du Monde)
11:05 - Jackson Square
16:34 - Decatur Street & Toulouse Street
18:30 - Decatur Street & St. Louis Street
20:11 - North Peters Street & Conti Street
21:50 - North Peters Street & Bienville Street
23:20 - North Peters Street & Iberville Street
25:36 - Canal Street & North Peters Street
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Garden District - New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Garden District New Orleans
An area of the city that features numerous historic homes.
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- ... After that we drove around the Garden District and stopped in at a few shops-including a shoe store and had fun trying on shoes, or at least Rachel and Elizabeth ...
- ... the walls because it erodes them - apparently they are very protective about their walls On Monday I went further into the Garden District just along the road from the hostel and went on another tour (it started from a bookshop and I couldn't ...
- ... We jumped off the Trolley Car and visited the Garden District 's Lafayette Cemetery ...
- ... The French Quarter was great fun (as was the ghost tour I went on), and the Garden District was gorgeous (it suffered some damage during The Storm as the locals call it, but bar the streetcar it's all back to ...
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- On our walking tour of the Garden District by Thesairs from a blog titled 8 days of exploring...
- Magazine Street in Garden District by C_villa from a blog titled The Big Easy....Always an Experience
- Posh houses in the Garden District by Rachandstu from a blog titled Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez
- A street in the Garden District by Marjorie from a blog titled Good times in N'awlins
- Cemetary in the Garden District by Bekandjesse from a blog titled Let Birthday Week Begin!!!
- Garden District, New Orleans by Theb from a blog titled Nawlins
- More Garden District Beauty by Kitkatgo from a blog titled The Garden District (US&C)
- Garden District House #3 by Johnrandall from a blog titled New Orleans
- Garden District House #1 by Johnrandall from a blog titled New Orleans
- Garden District House #2 by Johnrandall from a blog titled New Orleans
- Garden District homes by Kwmg from a blog titled Cajun Encounter!
- Garden District by Kellyjohn from a blog titled The Big Easy
- Garden District by Bekandjesse from a blog titled Let Birthday Week Begin!!!
NEW ORLEANS // USA // Cinematic Travel Video
A short travel video of our trip to New Orleans
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PLACES (in order)
French Quarter, Oceana Grill, jazz music, street performers, Andrew Jackson Statue, St Louis Cathedral, 1850 House Museum, Presbytere - Louisiana State Museum, Frenchmen Sreet, Spotted Cat Music Club, Lafayette Cemetery #1, Garden District, St Charles Streetcar, Camellia Grill, Magazine Street, Bourbon Street, walking ghost tour, NOLA, Cajun Pride, swamp boat tour, alligators, Oak Valley Plantation, Preservation Hall, Cafe du Monde, Stanley Restaurant, Spitfire Cafe, voodoo walking tour
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Jazz in Paris - Media Right Productions (royalty free music)
Going inside the St. Louis Cathedral
The oldest Catholic Cathedral in continual use in the United States is the St. Louis Cathedral in the heart of the French Quarter. Often, I bring my New Orleans Walks Walking Tours directly into the Cathedral which faces Jackson Square.
Haunted New Orleans Cemetery Cities of the Dead Tour
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is the oldest and most famous. It was opened in 1789, replacing the city's older St. Peter Cemetery (no longer in existence) as the main burial ground when the city was redesigned after a fire in 1788.
It is 8 blocks from the Mississippi River, on the north side of Basin Street, one block beyond the inland border of the French Quarter. It borders the Iberville housing project. It has been in continuous use since its foundation. The nonprofit group Save Our Cemeteries and commercial businesses offer tours for a fee.
Famous New Orleanians buried in St. Louis No. 1 include Etienne de Boré, wealthy pioneer of the sugar industry and the first mayor of New Orleans; Homer Plessy, the plaintiff from the landmark 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision on civil rights; and Ernest N. Dutch Morial, the first African-American mayor of New Orleans.
The renowned Voodoo priestess Marie Laveau is believed to be interred in the Glapion family crypt. Other notable New Orleanians here include Bernard de Marigny, the French-Creole playboy who brought the game of craps to the United States; Barthelemy Lafon, the architect and surveyor who allegedly became one of Jean Lafitte's pirates; and Paul Morphy, one of the earliest world champions of chess. Delphine LaLaurie is also believed to lay in rest here. Architect and engineer Benjamin Latrobe was buried there after dying from yellow fever in 1820 while doing engineering for the New Orleans water works. In 2010, actor Nicolas Cage purchased a pyramid shaped tomb to be his future final resting place.
The cemetery spans just one square block but is the resting place of many thousands. A Protestant section (generally not vaulted) lies in the north-west section.
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Top 27 Things you NEED to know about NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
Top 27 Things you NEED to know about NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.
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New Orleans is a Louisiana city on the Mississippi River, near the Gulf of Mexico. Nicknamed the Big Easy, it's known for its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene and spicy, singular cuisine reflecting its history as a melting pot of French, African and American cultures.
Embodying its festive spirit is Mardi Gras, the late-winter carnival famed for raucous costumed parades and street parties.