Music city
New Orleans live music and nightlife
New Orleans live music and nightlife: start with Bacchanal Fine Wine & Spirits, Café du Monde, and Galatoire's. Use the 103 places below to build a plan around this theme; each place has source-backed details behind its description.
103 places
Places to start with
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New Orleans Cotton Exchange
A National Historic Landmark at 231 Carondelet Street, this eight-story stone structure is the final surviving cotton exchange bu…
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Orpheum Theater
A stunning Beaux Arts landmark in the Central Business District, the Orpheum Theater has hosted New Orleans' finest arts, comedy,…
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Piazza d’Italia
A vibrant, Postmodern architectural landmark in the Warehouse District, dedicated to the Italian American community of New Orlean…
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Pontchartrain Hotel
A 14-story architectural gem in the Garden District, this historic hotel has hosted presidents and celebrities, offering breathta…
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The Civic Theatre
Established in 1906 and designed by Sam Stone, the Civic Theatre is New Orleans' oldest theatre, now a 1,200-seat venue blending…
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The Columns Hotel
A landmark 19th-century hotel on St. Charles Avenue, featuring a historic porch bar and live jazz, blending New Orleans' architec…
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The Degas House
The only home of Edgar Degas open to the public worldwide, this historic New Orleans mansion serves as a museum and an intimate b…
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Victory Arch
America's first known permanent tribute to U.S. servicemen in World War I, this community-erected arch commemorates the soldiers…
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Wedding Cake House
A stunning 13,000-square-foot Victorian Revival mansion in the Garden District, famous for its tiered white balconies and ornate…
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Adolph Meyer School
Step back in time at the Adolph Meyer School, a rare 1917 Craftsman-style building designed by E. A. Christy. Listed on the Natio…
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Arabella Station
A striking 19th-century transit hub on Magazine Street, this National Register of Historic Places site has evolved from a bustlin…
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Bradish Johnson House (Louise S. McGehee School)
A grand French Second Empire and Renaissance-style mansion built in 1872, now serving as the heart of the Louise S. McGehee Schoo…
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Brevard-Rice House
A stunning transitional mansion in the Garden District, the Brevard-Rice House blends Greek Revival and Italianate styles and was…
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Briggs-Staub House
A rare Gothic Revival gem in the Garden District, this 1849 home stands out with its pointed arches, lancet windows, and a storie…
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Buckner Mansion
A monumental Greek Revival estate in the Garden District, this 1856 mansion is famous for its towering columns and its role as th…
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Gardette-LePretre House
An architectural gem of the French Quarter, this 1836 mansion is famous for its ornate cast-iron balconies and a dark legend invo…
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George Washington Cable House
The former home of novelist George Washington Cable, this National Historic Landmark showcases the architecture and literary lega…
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Gulf Bag Company Building
A pioneering industrial landmark on Julia Street, the 1906 Gulf Bag Company Building is celebrated as the first reinforced concre…
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Karnofsky Shop
Once the 'second home' of jazz legend Louis Armstrong, this historic site at 427 South Rampart Street marks where a supportive Je…
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Leeds Iron Foundry
A stunning Gothic Revival masterpiece of cast iron, this 1850s warehouse once served as the storage hub for one of the South's la…
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Luling Mansion
A faded Italianate behemoth designed by James Gallier Jr., this former cotton merchant's estate is a haunting landmark of 19th-ce…
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Maginnis Cotton Mill
A massive former textile plant once employing 900 workers, now a luxury apartment complex in the Warehouse District, with a hidde…
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Magnolia Bridge
A historic crossing over Bayou St. John, the Magnolia Bridge is a relocated landmark known for its multi-named identity and signi…
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Musson-Bell House
A striking pink Italianate mansion in the Garden District, built for cotton merchant Michael Musson and maternal uncle of the fam…
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