08/08/2024
50 fun things to do while you’re in New Orleans :
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Give yourself one point for each completed activity. .
1) _____ Photo with a Lucky Dog vendor/cart. Bonus if you’re eating a Lucky Dog.
2) _____ Dance at Spotted Cat. Bonus if video is posted on Facebook.
3) _____ Cocktail (can be non-alcoholic) at Carousel Bar. Bonus if you take a photo of yourself in the mirrors.
4) _____ Eat a beignet. Bonus if it is from Loretta’s.
5) _____ Visit WWII Museum. Bonus if you need to return because it's too big to do in one afternoon.
6) _____ Ride a streetcar. Bonus if you ride it to the end.
7) _____ Walk around Garden District. Bonus if you find Anne Rice’s House.
8 ) _____ Have a frozen Irish coffee from Erin Rose or Molly’s in the Market. Bonus if you have it at both spots.
9) _____ Eat a "dirty shrimp po-boy from VooDoo Tavern & PoBoys Make sure you get it “dressed”.
10) _____ Dine at Dooky Chases’s.
11) _____ Walk along the Mighty Mississippi. Bonus if it’s at sunrise/sunset.
12) _____ Stop by Faulkner House Books. Bonus if you buy a book.
13) _____ Go on Nola Ghostriders tour. Bonus if photo taken proves spirits exist.
14) _____ Visit the Night Market on Frenchmen St. Bonus if you buy a souvenir.
15) _____ Listen to buskers play on Royal Street. Bonus if you tip them–you should. Double bonus if you buy their CD.
16) _____ Stroll down Bourbon St. Bonus if you sip a daiquiri while doing so.
17) _____ Eat red beans and rice. Bonus if you find out why they’re served so often on Mondays.
18) _____ Eat oysters any way. Bonus if you go to Felix’s for raw ones or Drago’s for char–grilled.
19) _____ Relax by hotel pool. Bonus if you wear a cute hat and drink a cocktail.
20) _____ Stroll through the French Market. Bonus if you eat alligator on a stick.
21) _____ Visit R-Bar. Bonus if you have the shot and beer special. Double bonus if you experience one of their boils or taco nights on Fridays.
22) _____ Go to Bullet’s Sports Bar. Bonus if Uber driver asks, “You sure you wanna go there?”
23) _____ Eat Kermit's BBQ/food at his Mother-in-Law Lounge. Bonus if he plays too.
24) _____ Dine at Mr. B’s Bistro. Bonus if you eat BBQ shrimp. Double bonus if you need another loaf of bread to soak up the beautiful sauce.
25) _____ Eat macaroni and cheese at Lil Dizzy’s. Bonus if you kiss the chef. (I have.)
26) _____ Try a Hurricane. Bonus if it’s from Pat O’Brien’s.
27) _____ Take a city tour. Bonus if it’s from Southern Style Tours .
28) _____ Get a psychic reading. Bonus if it’s from Voodoo Authentica.
29) _____ Experience a Jazz Brunch. Bonus if it’s at Muriel’s or Commander’s Palace.
30) _____ Listen to the jazz masters at Preservation Hall. Bonus if you get a VIP seat.
31) _____ Tour a cemetery. Bonus if you locate any famous New Orleanians.
32) _____ Sample absinthe. Bonus if you have more than one and are still standing an hour later.
33) _____ Stop by LaFitte’s Blacksmith Shop. Bonus if you have a purple drink.
34) _____ Walk around City Park. Bonus if you have a picnic.
35) _____ Avoid the casino. Bonus if you avoid the casino. (I know I said that twice.)
36) _____ Pose with statue of Ignatius J. Reilly. Bonus if you’ve read Confederacy of Dunces.
37) _____ Explore the Bywater District. Bonus if you visit Dr. Bob’s.
38) _____ Find Second Line Parade. Bonus if you participate in it.
39) _____ Go on a food/history tour(Taste of N’lawlins Tours) . Bonus if you eat something you’ve never had before.
40) _____ Pop into the galleries on Royal Street. Bonus if you buy something. Double bonus if you buy an original piece of art.
41) _____ Sit in Jackson Park and revel in the beauty of the architecture surrounding you. Bonus if you drink chicory coffee and beignets from Cafe du Monde here.
42) _____ Visit the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. Bonus if you take the streetcar to get here.
43) _____ See Glen David Andrews perform. Bonus if you meet him. He’s a swell guy.
44) _____ Go to Vaughan’s for music. Bonus if it’s on a Thursday night for Corey Henry.
45) _____ Sip a cocktail at The Columns Hotel. Bonus if you attempt to count the streetcars as they drive by.
46) _____ Check out live music at Tipitina’s. Bonus if you get yourself a t-shirt.
47) _____ Check out the legendary Rebirth Brass Band. Bonus if you find them at the Maple Leaf Bar.
48) _____ Visit Congo Square and explore Louis Armstrong Park and absorb the history. Bonus if you then go to Bar Tonique close by for a cocktail. (Bloody Marys are great here)
49) _____ Visit the Presbytere Museum. Bonus if you learn why all New Orleanians keep a hatchet in their attics.
50) _____ Have a meal and/or cocktail on a balcony. Bonus if you throw some beads to onlookers.
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