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New Orleans, Louisiana

MyCollegeRoadTrip's Guide to Mardi Gras

Every College student dreams of making it down to the Big Easy for Mardi Gras. If you are fortunate enough to be going this year here are information you need:

Overview of New Orleans

Road Trip to Mardi Gras

Number one bar in New Orleans

Mimi’s in the Marigny
2601 Royal St
New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 53.3844" N, 90° 3' 4.9896" W

Mimi’s in the Marigny is just a short cab ride away from the French Quarter and was recently voted the number one bar in New Orleans by local lifestyle magazine Gambit Weekly.

Mimi’s serves tapas on both of its stories, and turns into a full-blown dance party upstairs on Saturday nights, when notable local spinner DJ Soul Sister hits the records. This party is a mecca for all kinds: hippies, old people, preppy types, hipsters, gays, college kids, and whoever else happens to be trawling the neighborhood.

Uptown

504 Napoleon Ave
New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 55' 1.7436" N, 90° 6' 4.4532" W

Uptown also boasts the location of New Orleans’ third dance party haven: F&M’s and GRITS. These two bars are adjacent to each other, and are legendary party spots for college-aged kids and older young adults looking to reminisce, dance and chow on late-night cheese fries. Roll over to Tipitina’s for world-class jazz and funk to dance to.

But if you’re up for something a bit more chill, try Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar just down the road, or wander back to the Garden District for neighborhood haunts like the Mayfair Lounge or the Rendezvous Tavern.

Garden District

1400 1st Street
New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 55' 49.5624" N, 90° 4' 51.6144" W

Most college kids and quite a few yuppies can be found in the Garden District and Uptown neighborhoods, just a streetcar ride away from the French Quarter. At $1.25 per ride, the streetcar is its own tour: you’ll view stately mansions new and old, Tulane, Loyola, Audubon Park, and countless restaurants, bars, and shops. Or if you are looking for an experience that’s a little less traditional, veer off the streetcar line toward the river to Magazine Street, which spans for six of the funkiest miles in America.

Frenchmen Street

2601 Royal St
New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 53.3844" N, 90° 3' 4.9896" W

Take the Marigny, for instance, whose epicenter is Frenchmen Street, deemed by most to be the “Bourbon Street for locals.” It is here that locals shake loose on Halloween and Mardi Gras Day. Jazz clubs like Snug Harbor proliferate the scene – sidle up next to a local at any joint on Frenchmen, and you’ll make a friend, if not for life, then just for the night. Number one bar in New Orleans

The rest of the French Quarter

New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 11.6568" N, 90° 4' 8.4108" W

Contrary to what you may think, only a few bars in the Quarter are really worth your while, and most of them aren’t on Bourbon Street. The Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone features an actual revolving carousel, and a piano to set the mood for something chill. One Eyed Jack’s and Molly’s at the Market are perennial hipster haunts.

Bourbon Street

Bourbon Street
New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 34.5024" N, 90° 3' 46.7964" W

Located along the French Quarter, Bourbon Street is the world famous area stretching from Canal Street in the Central Business District to Pauger Street in the Faubourg Marigny district. It includes several blocks of bars, restaurants, adult entertainment, and souvenir shops. Because the city has no open container laws, bar patrons are free to carry their non glass or aluminum drinks as they bar hop down Bourbon Street.

Grab a bite at Café DuMonde

New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 11.6568" N, 90° 4' 8.4108" W

One of the main reasons tourists come to this part of the city is to go to the famous Café du Monde. Established in 1862 and located on Decatur Street, it is the original coffee shop of the French Quarter. Café du Monde offers an enormous outdoor seating area that often fills up around breakfast and brunch, when visitors come for beignets and café au laits. Beignets are the square shaped French style doughnut, deep fried and covered in powdered sugar. They can also found at Morning Call, another historic café in New Orleans.

Eat the amazing Cajun Cuisine

New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 11.6568" N, 90° 4' 8.4108" W

The food available in New Orleans is a cultural experience all on its own. The culinary feat of traditional Cajun cuisine includes: crawfish, gumbo, oysters, Muffaletta, Po’ boys, and rice, beans, and cornbread. Gumbo was originally a West African dish, and with the Louisiana created Tabasco sauce, a very spicy and flavorful dish.

The Highlights of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
United States
29° 57' 11.6568" N, 90° 4' 8.4108" W

Magazine don’t-misses include super-cheap Mexican food at Juan’s Flying Burrito, vintage knickknacks at Neophobia, gelato at Sucré, boiled seafood from Big Fisherman (bring it to nosh on at your bar patio of choice), raw oysters from Casamentos, bread and pastries from La Boulangerie, a blueberry mojito at St. Joe’s Bar, and a New Orleans-themed tie for your favorite guy at Perlis.

Jazz and Heritage Festival, Voodoo Music Festival

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is held every year in April and May at the New Orleans Fairgrounds, and is the second largest festival in the city. The name is misleading, as the event hosts jazz, folk, blues, rock, rap, country, Latin, Cajun, and much more. In addition, the Voodoo Music Festival is a three-day music event with more contemporary performers.

Hurricane Katrina Relief

Whatever partying, eating, and shopping you may do while you’re in town, be sure to set aside a little time to see the

Explore the French Quarter

The French Quarter is the oldest section of New Orleans and luckily was not destroyed by Katrina. With eighteenth century architecture, fine dining, music clubs, bars, antique shops, and stores, the French Quarter isCafe Du Monde perhaps the most tourist populated area.

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  • Overview

    We’ve all been down to New Orleans at one time or another: for a fraternity or sorority formal, for Mardi Gras, or for a bawdy weekend with friends. Perhaps that was you who vomited that Hand Grenade or HuBourbon Streetrricane in the gutter, or wandered around with a gaggle of attention-seeking girls with boas and beads. While New Orleans is the wildest party destination in the Southeast and perhaps the country, it is also a home for some of the most fascinating people and places in the world.
    New Orleans, known to some as “The Big Easy”, is the largest city in Louisiana and beams with the richness of the Cajun culture. It is a truly unique city, located on the Mississippi River, with French and African Creole foods, music, casinos, and endless nightlife. 
    New Orleans

    New Orleans definitely knows how to throw a party. Any Mardi Gras witness can attest to this fact. The deep historical roots make it is almost like experiencing a foreign culture, which is one reason so many people visit each year. New Orleans is haunted by historic graveyards, cathedrals, and voodoo sites. 
    Even after the damage of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, tourism has begun to thrive again, with the reopening of the Louis Armstrong International Airport, and the functioning of taxis and the famous streetcars. It is a perfect time to travel to New Orleans for the affordable accommodations due to lighter crowds, or to participate in a Katrina relief program. Although only half of the city’s population has returned, the hot and humid weather still matches the hot and spicy cuisine, culture, and flavor of the city

  • Explore the French Quarter

    The French Quarter is the oldest section of New Orleans and luckily was not destroyed by Katrina. With eighteenth century architecture, fine dining, music clubs, bars, antique shops, and stores, the French Quarter isCafe Du Monde perhaps the most tourist populated area.

  • Hurricane Katrina Relief

    Whatever partying, eating, and shopping you may do while you’re in town, be sure to set aside a little time to see the

  • Jazz and Heritage Festival, Voodoo Music Festival

    The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is held every year in April and May at the New Orleans Fairgrounds, and is the second largest festival in the city. The name is misleading, as the event hosts jazz, folk, blues, rock, rap, country, Latin, Cajun, and much more. In addition, the Voodoo Music Festival is a three-day music event with more contemporary performers.

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  • The Highlights of New Orleans

    Magazine don’t-misses include super-cheap Mexican food at Juan’s Flying Burrito, vintage knickknacks at Neophobia, gelato at Sucré, boiled seafood from Big Fisherman (bring it to nosh on at your bar patio of choice), raw oysters from Casamentos, bread and pastries from La Boulangerie, a blueberry mojito at St. Joe’s Bar, and a New Orleans-themed tie for your favorite guy at Perlis.

  • Eat the amazing Cajun Cuisine

    The food available in New Orleans is a cultural experience all on its own. The culinary feat of traditional Cajun cuisine includes: crawfish, gumbo, oysters, Muffaletta, Po’ boys, and rice, beans, and cornbread. Gumbo was originally a West African dish, and with the Louisiana created Tabasco sauce, a very spicy and flavorful dish.

  • Grab a bite at Café DuMonde

    One of the main reasons tourists come to this part of the city is to go to the famous Café du Monde. Established in 1862 and located on Decatur Street, it is the original coffee shop of the French Quarter. Café du Monde offers an enormous outdoor seating area that often fills up around breakfast and brunch, when visitors come for beignets and café au laits. Beignets are the square shaped French style doughnut, deep fried and covered in powdered sugar. They can also found at Morning Call, another historic café in New Orleans.

  • Bourbon Street

    Located along the French Quarter, Bourbon Street is the world famous area stretching from Canal Street in the Central Business District to Pauger Street in the Faubourg Marigny district. It includes several blocks of bars, restaurants, adult entertainment, and souvenir shops. Because the city has no open container laws, bar patrons are free to carry their non glass or aluminum drinks as they bar hop down Bourbon Street.

  • The rest of the French Quarter

    Contrary to what you may think, only a few bars in the Quarter are really worth your while, and most of them aren’t on Bourbon Street. The Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone features an actual revolving carousel, and a piano to set the mood for something chill. One Eyed Jack’s and Molly’s at the Market are perennial hipster haunts.

  • Frenchmen Street

    Take the Marigny, for instance, whose epicenter is Frenchmen Street, deemed by most to be the “Bourbon Street for locals.” It is here that locals shake loose on Halloween and Mardi Gras Day. Jazz clubs like Snug Harbor proliferate the scene – sidle up next to a local at any joint on Frenchmen, and you’ll make a friend, if not for life, then just for the night. Number one bar in New Orleans

  • Garden District

    Most college kids and quite a few yuppies can be found in the Garden District and Uptown neighborhoods, just a streetcar ride away from the French Quarter. At $1.25 per ride, the streetcar is its own tour: you’ll view stately mansions new and old, Tulane, Loyola, Audubon Park, and countless restaurants, bars, and shops. Or if you are looking for an experience that’s a little less traditional, veer off the streetcar line toward the river to Magazine Street, which spans for six of the funkiest miles in America.

  • Uptown

    Uptown also boasts the location of New Orleans’ third dance party haven: F&M’s and GRITS. These two bars are adjacent to each other, and are legendary party spots for college-aged kids and older young adults looking to reminisce, dance and chow on late-night cheese fries. Roll over to Tipitina’s for world-class jazz and funk to dance to.

    But if you’re up for something a bit more chill, try Dos Jefes Uptown Cigar Bar just down the road, or wander back to the Garden District for neighborhood haunts like the Mayfair Lounge or the Rendezvous Tavern.

  • Number one bar in New Orleans

    Mimi’s in the Marigny is just a short cab ride away from the French Quarter and was recently voted the number one bar in New Orleans by local lifestyle magazine Gambit Weekly.

    Mimi’s serves tapas on both of its stories, and turns into a full-blown dance party upstairs on Saturday nights, when notable local spinner DJ Soul Sister hits the records. This party is a mecca for all kinds: hippies, old people, preppy types, hipsters, gays, college kids, and whoever else happens to be trawling the neighborhood.

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