Table of Contents:
FRENCH QUARTER
GARDEN DISTRICT
OTHER NEW ORLEANS SIGHTS
![You will see New Orleans is more than bars and tourist stands.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/quarter1.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1)
New Orleans has so much history. How can that be? It is halfway across the nation from the founding colonies. In addition to the Native Americans who were here centuries before, New Orleans was an important port.
The natives, French, Spanish, African, Caribbean, and later colonists make up a fantastic gumbo of traditions, beliefs, and music styles.
It’s European, but it’s not. It is American, but it isn’t. It can only be New Orleans.
Now, let’s see New Orleans.
See New Orleans’ French Quarter
![Balconies include hanging plants, and pastel colors](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/quarter2.jpg?resize=1000%2C830&ssl=1)
![The French own the territiory at the time they lay out the city. It has nothing to do with architecture.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/see-quarter.jpg?resize=1000%2C623&ssl=1)
![The simple homes are further from Jackson Square.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/See-get-lost.jpg?resize=1000%2C664&ssl=1)
![Try to attend a Sunday morning church service. The singing and music can be a heavenly experience.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Jackson.jpg?resize=1000%2C784&ssl=1)
![Every little nook and cranny seems to have something in it. Courtyards seem to have cafes in every one.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/see-courtyard.jpg?resize=1000%2C654&ssl=1)
![One look, and you see New Orleans cemeteries are not like others.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/see-cemetery.jpg?resize=1000%2C658&ssl=1)
![Jazz is the parent of Swing and Dixieland. There is a lot of good music we need to thank New Orleans for.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/jazz-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C661&ssl=1)
As you can see, New Orlean’s French Quarter lives up to the hype. What is happening here has been staying here for over 100 years.
See New Orleans’ Garden District
The development of the Garden District is between 1832 and 1900. They were running out of space in the French Quarter for building opulent structures. People are getting wealthy, and they need to show it off. The city is prospering during that era.
![When you see New Orleans' Garden District, you will understand the wealth in the city in the 1800s.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/See-historic-houses-along-Charles-Avenue.jpg?resize=1000%2C751&ssl=1)
![The homes were grand for the time featuring the latest conveniences.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Womens-Opera-Guild-Home-on-2504-Prytania-Street-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1)
![Corner lots are the most desired so you can show off two sides, not just the front.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Wedding-Cake-House-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C664&ssl=1)
![The sounds, the sights and just the southern pace will bring a smile to your face.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/st-charles2.jpg?resize=1000%2C641&ssl=1)
Can you see New Orlean’s Garden District is a whole different city than the French Quarter? And outside of town, there is a whole different lifestyle to see.
See New Orleans’ Other Sites
In the City:
![See New Orleans from the river.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/see-paddlewheel.jpg?resize=1000%2C669&ssl=1)
![Spring through Summer there are concerts and events going on weekly.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Louis-Armstrong-Park-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C625&ssl=1)
![There are flower gardens and sculpture gardens as well.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Conserve.jpg?resize=1000%2C684&ssl=1)
![You really appreciate the floats more when you realize how much work goes in to them.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/mardi-2.jpg?resize=1000%2C629&ssl=1)
Outside the City
![Bayou and swamp tours are available from the city. They help you to picture what the city was like in the beginning before bricks and pumps.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/see-gator.jpg?resize=1000%2C631&ssl=1)
![Many of these plantations now rely on visitors to stay afloat](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/historic-Nottoway-plantation.jpg?resize=1000%2C631&ssl=1)
![The cages for the slaves were not even jail cells that at least have protection from the weather.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Slave-cage-at-Whitney-Plantation-St.jpg?resize=1000%2C750&ssl=1)
![Although life may appear grand here, it certainly was not for the slaves.](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Oak-Alley-Plantation-in-Vacherie-Louisiana-1.jpg?resize=1000%2C580&ssl=1)
![Can you see New Orleans in a different light?](https://i0.wp.com/exploringworldsoldandnew.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Wetlands.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&ssl=1)