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The beautiful city cuddled around the curve of the Mississippi River, known for its cuisine, music and culture, is the metropolis New Orleans. This vibrant city summons many a visitors every year. Its more than a few attractions are cherished by tons of people across the globe.

Getting Acquainted With the Place

New Orleans is quite an old city that has a profound sense of art and architecture, culture and people. Certain historic buildings like the U.S Mint Building and the Lousiana History Museum have always accepted attention of the visitors.

The French Quarter is an eminent area in New Orleans. The Quarter speaks about the marvelous European architecture, history, legends and the like. The Bourbon St. bars is an all time entertainment bar or club for the adults. Once you step out of French Quarter, a horde of hotels and restaurants welcome you. The IMAX theatre, Riverwalk shops and Harrahs casino are particularly very famous here.

The Storyland at the City Park of New Orleans is believed to be a wonderland park. The Six Flags amusement park, the Audubon Park and the Zoological Gardens that have more than a thousand animals are amongst the magnets of New Orleans.

The Jackson Square area of New Orleans is teeming with artists, musicians, mimes and fortune tellers, needs no introduction. People from all over the world visit this place on their vacation to New Orleans. The French Quarter is brimming with shopping malls and shops. From glittering jewelry to exclusive souvenir, everything is readily available. There are also antique shops for those who have a taste of antiques. The French Market at New Orleans is known for the bargain. The market is basically devoted to the farmers as well as to flea.

Once you are tired of running around to shop, enjoy a wonderful coffee at the Caf Du Monde. The caf is considered to be the home of beignet and chicory coffee. The shotgun houses at New Orleans are meant to admire the exclusive and peculiar architecture. The rooms in these houses are lined one behind the other such that a single shot fired from outside the front door would go out from the back door without hitting anything. The D- Day Museum at New Orleans that exhibits the history of World War II, has its own glory and charm.

There are different tours to explore New Orleans to the fullest. Thses tours are quite informative and adventurous. For instance on a swamp tour you get to know the concept behind the above ground cemeteries in the city. You also get an opportunity to feed the alligators, see the grand homes and gardens in the Garden District and many such things.

A ghost tour, relished especially by the kids will take you to the haunted St. Philip Street. While on a Southern Comfort Cocktail Tour you will enjoy the restaurants, bars and hotels of the city along with the fables attached to them. The Honey Island Swamp tour is specifically meant for the kids to enjoy this nature preserve and eerie houses like Gris-Gris.

The distinguished pulls of New Orleans are incomplete without the festivals celebrated here. The principal festival of the year is the Mardi Gras in February. This is followed by the crawfish festival in March, the Jazz Heritage festival and the French Quarter Festival in April or May. The July visitors can enjoy the fireworks that happen to be on the 4th of July, Satchmo festival in August subsequent to which are the festivals for tomatoes, catfish, plants etc. in September. Finally there is the grand Christmas celebration that draws everyones thought and concentration. Almost all the festivals are festooned at least with fireworks and parades.

New Orleans has earned a significant name in the area of sports. The city is a host to many sports concerts all round the year. These festivals make New Orleans a destination worth vacationing all round the year.

Every family needs activities for physical, mental, and spiritual health. Here are some suggestions:

Go swimming.

Go to a museum.

Visit your library together.

Go to the park & teach your dog to catch a frizbee(tm)

Take a hike.

Play touch football like the Kennedy's.

Go horseback riding.

Go to the fair, rodeo, band concert.

Have a big birthday party.

Visit an older relative. Take a gift.

Visit an old folks home or care center. Talk to the patients. Sing them a song.

Clean the church grounds. Work in your yard together.

Clean the garage. Then go out for pizza.

Play golf with the children that are old enough.

Go fishing.

Take a short weekend vacation.

Drive to the city and stay overnight at a hotel, swim in the pool, visit the exercise room, tour the city.

Go to a baseball came.

Start a baseball or softball game in the park.

Clean an older persons yard.

Go on a day trip with the cub scouts.

Have a water balloon fight.

Slide down a hill on blocks of ice.

Play hide-go-seak or kick the can.

Go to the planetarium.

Visit a theme park.

Bake cookies and take them to your friends.

Have a hot dog roast (weenie roast)

Put a flag pole in the yard. Fly the colors. (I sell them at my ecommerce site)

Build an outdoor barbecue or fountain.

Hop on the bikes and take a long ride.

Go to a movie.

Rent a movie and make popcorn.

Buy some fish and set up an aquarium.