Tag: Landmark

Located next to St. Louis Cathedral and facing Jackson Square, the Cabildo was built under Spanish rule in 1795-1799 and named after the municipal...

Just downriver from New Orleans in Chalmette is the site of the January 8, 1815, Battle of New Orleans: Chalmette Battlefield. Many people believe...

For over 200 years, the historic French Market has been an enduring symbol of pride and progress for the people of New Orleans. While the Market has...

Located in the heart of the historic French Quarter is the Hermann-Grima House, thought to be the finest example of American architecture in the...

The founders of this repository strive through their collection of documents, paintings and decorative arts to present, interpret and preserve the...

The National Park Service's Jazz National Park provides an ideal setting to share the cultural history of the people and places that helped shape...

The Old Ursuline Convent was erected in 1745 and occupied until 1824 by Ursuline nuns as a convent, orphanage, and school for girls. This historic...

The Saint Louis Cathedral is the oldest cathedral in North America,founded as a Catholic parish in 1720 along the banks of the Mississippi River.

The Brakeman is an exciting new boutique hotel located in iconic Basin St. Station, the original Norfolk Southern Railway station (circa 1904), the...

The Presbytère was designed in 1791 to match the Cabildo, alongside St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter. It stands today as a beautiful...