History
This woman is known as the "Voodoo Queen of New Orleans."
Who is Marie Laveau?
This famous street is known for its nightlife and balconies.
What is Bourbon St?
This famous trumpeter from New Orleans recorded "What a Wonderful World."
Who is Louis Armstrong?
This famous street is known for its nightlife and balconies.
What is Bourbon St?
This powdered-sugar-covered pastry is a New Orleans favorite.
What is a beignet?
Legend says this French Quarter building was offered to to a French emperor as a place to stay if he escaped exile.
Napoleon House
This public square in the French Quarter is home to artists, musicians, and St. Louis Cathedral.
What is Jackson Square?
This neighborhood is often called the birthplace of jazz.
What is Treme?
This historic neighborhood is the oldest in New Orleans.
What is the French Quarter?
This spicy sandwich is traditionally made with roast beef or fried seafood on French bread.
What is a po' boy?
Before becoming part of the United States, New Orleans was ruled by these two European countries.
What are France and Spain?
This style of burial is common in New Orleans because of the city's high water table.
What are above-ground tombs?
This New Orleans family has produced generations of acclaimed jazz musicians, including Ellis, Wynton, Branford, and Delfeayo.
Who are the Marsalis family?
This famous avenue is lined with oak trees and historic mansions.
What is St. Charles Ave?
This Creole Italian sandwich is made with a special bread, olive salad, meats, and cheese.
What is a muffuletta?
This devastating epidemic killed thousands of New Orleanians in the 1800s before a vaccine was developed.
What is yellow fever?
These neighborhood social clubs are famous for leading lively parades with brass bands and decorated umbrellas.
What are Social Aid and Pleasure Clubs?
These brass bands often lead lively neighborhood parades known by this two-word name.
What are second-lines?
This avenue divides the French Quarter from the Central Business District.
What is Canal Street?
This seafood stew is thickened with roux or okra and shares its name with an African word for okra.
What is gumbo?
In 1815, this future U.S. president led American forces to victory in the Battle of New Orleans.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This tradition, recognized by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of New Orleans, features elaborately beaded and feathered suits unveiled each Mardi Gras.
What are Mardi Gras Indians?
This historic performance hall has hosted jazz legends since 1961 and sits in the French Quarter.
What is Preservation Hall?
This park, larger than New York's Central Park, sits northwest of the French Quarter
What is City Park?
This rice dish, influenced by Spanish cuisine, is made with sausage, chicken, or seafood.
What is jambalaya?