New Orleans

Nickname(s):

"The Crescent City"

Demonym(s):

New Orleanian

Founded:

1718

Democracy:

Developed:

European Union:

Schengen:

Euro:

National Capital:

RegionalState Capital:

Population (City):

384 000

Population (Urban):

-

Population (Metro):

1 270 000

Population Density (km²):

900

Population Density (mi²):

2 300

Largest City in Louisiana

45th Largest Metropolitan Area in the United States

Language:

English

Currency:

Dollar

Avg. Summertime High:

33 °C

91 °F

Avg. Summertime Low:

25 °C

77 °F

Warmest Month:

July

Coldest Month:

January

Avg. Wintertime High:

17 °C

63 °F

Avg. Wintertime Low:

8 °C

46 °F

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New Orleans is a city where you'll never run out of things to do. The French Quarter, where you'll find unique colonial architecture not found anywhere else in the United States, is probably where you'll spend most of your time and you can truly spend several days just strolling around there. If you get tired of French Quarter you can always take a cruise on the Mississippi River or learn about history at an old Plantation.

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Saint Louis Cathedral

Saint Louis Cathedral at Jackson Square in the center of New Orleans and the French Quarter.

Crowded Bourbon Street

A crowded Bourbon Street in the French Quarter. This is the definite center of New Orleans.

Dauphine Street

Dauphine Street is a few quarters north of Bourbon Street. These streets are much quieter at all times of the day.

Skyline of Downtown New Orleans

The Skyline of Downtown New Orleans.

Skyline of the French Quarter

Skyline of the French Quarter.

Jackson Square and Saint Louis Cathedral

Jackson Square and Saint Louis Cathedral.

Statue of Andrew Jackson on a horse

Statue of Andrew Jackson in Jackson Square.

Looking up at Saint Louis Cathedral

Looking up at Saint Louis Cathedral.

Fountain at Jackson Square

Jackson Square.

Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street in the middle of the day is much quieter than during the evening.

French Quarter

There's plenty of architecture in the French Quarter.

Canons at Place de France

Old canons pointing towards Downtown in a small park called Place de France.

Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street.

French Quarter

An intersection in the French Quarter.

Skyline behind bushes on the Mississippi River

The skyline of New Orleans as it is seen from the Mississippi River.

Tree and Levee on Mississippi River

While traveling on the Mississippi River you get to see how low below the surface the city is and you understand how easy a flood can happen here.