Places sfearll Wants to Go

Feast on twice-cooked goat with plantains and other Haitian street food dishes.

A building that was once a general store, a speakeasy, and a newspaper office now holds a small gallery filled with New Orleans photography.

Chef Serigne Mbaye weaves stories through his carefully composed modern Senegalese tasting menus.

Southern comfort food is on the menu at this neighborhood favorite.

First opened in 1939, this legendary performance venue was a haven for Black musicians including Ray Charles and Little Richard.

Rise early for Kaitlin Guerin’s coveted sweet and savory pastries.

This museum tells a lively, personal, and wide-ranging history of jazz music.

Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

In 1810, free people of color made up more of New Orleans's population than any other Southern city.

Striking images of New Orleans history, including colonizers, soldiers, Klansmen, scientists, sharecroppers, and more, are depicted in frescoes that line the walls of this transportation hub.

This quaint museum in a long-running workshop is dedicated to a fixture in New Orleans lighting.

This Art Deco airport was once deemed “the air hub of the Americas.”

This cathedral dedicated to Louis IX, sainted King of France, holds many secrets.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

The only home of the famous French impressionist painter open to the public is now a museum and bed and breakfast.

After the parade, students throw their beads on the tree hoping for good luck on exams.

The stone labyrinth in this New Orleans city park was laid to symbolize healing in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Once defending the city of New Orleans from invasion by sea, this fort faces an uncertain future.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This abandoned Civil War fortress is slowly being swallowed by the waters of Lake Borgne.

A treasure trove of rare and exquisitely detailed antiques

Shop for books in the New Orleans house where William Faulkner once lived.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.