● Music : Don’t miss local jazz and marching bands performing in bars, clubs, and even on the streets of the French Quarter. In New Orleans, music is omnipresent, pouring from the streets and neighborhoods.
● History and heritage : Many French visitors enjoy exploring the city’s French heritage, including visiting the historic French Quarter, Saint-Louis Cathedral and the Cabildo, which features French and Spanish colonial history; New Orleans Historical Collection and many others.
● Creole and Cajun cuisine : New Orleans offers a unique combination of French, Spanish, Caribbean and African influences in its cuisine. Be sure to try dishes like gumbo, jambalaya, po’boy and the famous beignets at Café du Monde.
Did you know?
New Orleans is the birthplace of the “cocktail”. The word comes from the French coquetier and refers to the egg cup that contained Antoine A. Peychaud, the creator Peychaud’s bittersIt is said that he served his guests a mixture of Sazerac whiskey with a dash of bitters, a spoonful of sugar and a wedge of lemon, creating the very first cocktail. You can learn the history and evolution of cocktails on the website House of Sazerac.
