It was struck hard by the Hurricane Katrina, but it got back on its feet, and is once again the party city of the United States. I'm talking about New Orleans, in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and here are the three highlights:
1) The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. The district as a whole is a National Historic Landmark, and contains numerous individual historic buildings. The most famous of the French Quarter streets, Bourbon Street, or Rue Bourbon, is famous for its drinking establishments. Most of the bars frequented by tourists are new but the Quarter also has a number of notable bars with interesting histories.
2) The National World War II Museum, formerly known as the National D-Day Museum, is a museum located in the Central Business District of New Orleans. The museum has a large lobby where aircraft and other items are suspended from the ceiling. Visitors pay admission fees at the desk in the center of the lobby and then visitors' tickets are separated from the ticket stub by veterans of D-Day. Visitors begin their self-guided tour of the museum on the top floor and work their way down toward the ground floor. The museum goes in chronological order; that is, the top floor assesses the political, social, and economic conditions that led up to World War II and D-Day.
3) The Audubon Aquarium of the Americas is a renowned aquarium in New Orleans, recognized as one of the leading aquariums in the United States. As its name implies, the aquarium specializes in aquatic life of the Americas. The exhibits generally feature particular regions throughout North and South America.
This is part 45 out of a series of 50. Next city tomorrow: Reykjavík.
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