Escape the Winter｜New Orleans Travel Guide

If there’s one place in the U.S. that feels least like America, it’s NOLA! 🎭🌿 🌼 City Attractions 📍 French Quarter, Bourbon Street, Mississippi Riverwalk 📍 The Sazerac House (cocktail museum) 🥃 📍 Streetcar rides 🚃 📍 The National WWII Museum 🏛️ 📍 Audubon Aquarium 🦈 🌼 Outdoor Adventures 📍 Cajun Encounter Swamp Trip — 5 hours (hotel pickup or drive yourself) 🐊🛶 📍 Oak Alley Plantation Tour (12:30–6 PM) 🌳 📍 Zip NOLA — zipline over the Maurepas Swamp with views of the NOLA skyline! 🪂🌆 📍 St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 🪦 🌼 Jazz Halls 🎺 The Spotted Cat Music Club — $5 entry 🎺 Preservation Hall — book one week ahead for holiday shows 🎺 Mahogany Jazz Hall — enjoy cocktails and jazz, no ticket needed 🍸🎶 🌼 Food & Restaurants 😋 Cafe Beignets — beignets are like powdered sugar-dusted churros, less oily — dip in chocolate sauce! 🍩🍫 😋 Bearcat CBD — must-try: Lobster Daddy (fried lobster + crawfish) — expect 30 min–1 hour wait 🦞⏳ 😋 Big Ez — tastes just like Chinese “13-spice” crawfish! 🌶️🦐 😋 Thaihey (in French Quarter) — crab fried rice, tom yum soup, fried soft-shell crab, grilled lamb shank 🍚🦀 😋 ACME Oyster House — seafood gumbo, fried alligator, sweet potato fries 🍤🐊 😋 Luke — happy hour (3–6 PM): oysters $1.25 each, escargot & bone marrow (rich and aromatic), skip the duck breast 🦪🍖 😋 Emeril’s — a must if you can! The salon menu is cheaper and has more options than the dining hall 🍽️✨ 😋 Commander’s Palace — vintage decor 🏺 😋 Popeyes & Willie’s — local fried chicken spots — give them a try! 🍗🔥 #StudyAbroad #WinterBreakTravel #TravelTheWorld 🌎✈️