Popular Audubon Park and Audubon Zoo, Tulane and Loyola Universities, and the Riverbend and Old Carrollton section at the far end of the streetcar line.
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Magazine Street hosts some 80 blocks of antique stores, art galleries, interior designer studios, and clothing stores ranging from funky thrift shops to upscale boutiques. The Uptown sections contain some of the City's best local restaurants. Charles Avenue streetcar runs through here. Uptown ( Uptown, Audubon & University District, Carrollton)ġ9th century residential neighborhoods upriver from the CBD, famous for beautiful historic architecture including the Garden District. The Lower 9th, notorious as one of the worst hit in Hurricane Katrina, also has some unexpected historic sites. Some is starting to spread into the "back of town downtown" 7th 8th and Upper 9th Wards, much of which is still struggling post-Katrina but contains quirky attractions like the St. Marigny and neighboring Bywater have a hip Bohemian vibe. The Marigny's Frenchmen Street is the leading authentic music district. Old neighborhoods "Downriver" from the French Quarter. This area includes the Warehouse District also known as the Art's District.ĭownriver ( Marigny, Bywater, 7th, 8th, and Upper 9th Wards, Lower 9th Ward) Excellent restaurants, along with many museums (the National D-Day Museum, the Louisiana Children's Museum, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and the Contemporary Arts Center) and a gallery district located on Julia Street are also found here. At the edge is the Superdome, the largest fixed domed stadium and one of the largest sports venues in the world. It is the city's financial district and like many other large cities, has a mix skyscrapers and high rise hotels.
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In more recent times, the area is commonly referred to as the Central Business District. This area of the city is the American Sector named for the settlers that migrated to New Orleans following the Louisiana Purchase. Adjacent to the French Quarter this area has many attractions. What many cities call "Downtown" (though in New Orleans this term is often used to refer to a different part of town downriver). Several companies offer organized pub crawl tours which can help save money, and have the added benefit of new friends and other travelers to socialize with. Many old-line restaurants are in there, along with music clubs, museums, antiques shops, and drinking establishments.
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Most tourists will want to center their visit here (though those who explore other parts of town as well will find the city offers additional treats). The oldest, most famous, and most visited section of the city.