New Orleans area guide
What to do around Bywater
Bohemian downriver arts scene: Crescent Park, dive bars, Studio Be, colorful shotguns. A New Orleans area guide with nearby places, food stops, walking routes, and a map you can open when you arrive.
What should I do near Bywater?
Bohemian downriver arts scene: Crescent Park, dive bars, Studio Be, colorful shotguns.
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Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Crescent Park
A stunning 1.4-mile linear oasis along the Mississippi River, Crescent Park blends indigenous landscaping with industrial remnant…
Source-backed place · History
Victory Arch
America's first known permanent tribute to U.S. servicemen in World War I, this community-erected arch commemorates the soldiers…
Source-backed place · Bars and nightlife
Vaughan's Lounge
A legendary Bywater neighborhood bar with over 60 years of history, offering live jazz, a full bar, and a relaxed atmosphere with…
A gloriously scruffy neighborhood dive with music, regulars, and a very New Orleans pulse.
Source-backed place · Bars and nightlife
Bacchanal Wine
A quintessential corner wine shop in the Bywater neighborhood, blending a curated wine cellar with a lively, open-air backyard pa…
Outdoor jazz courtyard with the kind of easy, neighborhood energy tourists rarely plan for.
Source-backed place · Museums
Studio BE
A powerful warehouse gallery in the Bywater neighborhood, Studio BE showcases the spray-paint installations of Brandon Odums (BMi…
Huge warehouse murals and installations that turn Black history into a room-sized experience.
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Source-backed place · Public art
Studio BE exterior murals
Vibrant exterior murals at Studio BE in the Bywater neighborhood, created by Brandan 'BMike' Odums to celebrate African-American…
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Source-backed place · Theaters and music
Marigny Opera House
A stunning Baroque-style former German Catholic church reimagined as a non-denominational 'church of the arts' and home to the re…
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Source-backed place · Bars and nightlife
Bacchanal Wine
A whimsical wine shop and backyard oasis in the Ninth Ward, Bacchanal Wine blends global vintages, craft cocktails, and live musi…
Source-backed place · Public art
Music Box Village
An interactive sonic sculpture garden in the Upper 9th Ward, featuring over 16 musical houses designed as playable instruments.
Source-backed place · Bars and nightlife
Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits
A sophisticated yet cozy wine shop and backyard oasis in the Ninth Ward, combining global wines, live music, and a welcoming, hom…
Backyard wine-and-music hang that feels like a neighborhood party after sunset.
Source-backed place · Markets
St. Roch Market
A historic community hub since 1875, this vibrant food hall features independent local vendors serving everything from raw Gulf o…
Source-backed place · History
Homer Plessy Way / Plessy v. Ferguson Marker
A powerful historic marker marking the site where Homer Plessy's 1892 railroad protest sparked a landmark Supreme Court case on r…
Source-backed place · Public art
Kerlerec Street Banksy wall
Discover the Umbrella Girl, a rare surviving stencil by world-renowned artist Banksy, created in 2008 as a poignant response to t…
Source-backed place · History
Karnofsky Shop
Once the 'second home' of jazz legend Louis Armstrong, this historic site at 427 South Rampart Street marks where a supportive Je…
Source-backed place · Parks and outdoors
Washington Square Park
A historic 2.54-acre sanctuary in the Faubourg Marigny, featuring majestic live oaks, a decorative iron fence, and a community at…
Source-backed place · Bars and nightlife
The Spotted Cat Music Club
Located on Frenchmen Street, The Spotted Cat Music Club is a quintessential New Orleans jazz venue known for its intimate atmosph…
A cash-only, no-cover Marigny favorite packed with locals and tourists for nightly jazz, blues, and funk.
Source-backed place · Bars and nightlife
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
A premier jazz club and Creole bistro located in a historic 1800s brick building on Frenchmen Street, featuring daily performance…
The polished grand dame of Frenchmen Street offering ticketed seated jazz shows with full Creole dining in a separate room.
Source-backed place · Religious sites
Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church
Established in 1864, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral is the first Greek Orthodox church in North and South America and the…
Free Gyde walk · Frenchmen Street Music & Marigny Art
Frenchmen Street Music & Marigny Art
A walk of just over a mile through the Faubourg Marigny, linking a leafy neighborhood square, street art, jazz history, a reborn music hall…
Free Gyde walk · French Quarter Landmarks & History
French Quarter Landmarks & History
A roughly 1.8-kilometer loop through the historic heart of the French Quarter, with eight stops covering colonial-era landmarks, museums, a…
Free Gyde walk · Garden District Mansions & St. Charles
Garden District Mansions & St. Charles
A roughly three-kilometer walk through the grand avenues and civic heart of New Orleans, with seven stops spanning Saint Charles Avenue's h…
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