French Quarter Visitor Center
French Quarter Visitor Center is a park in Orleans, Louisiana. French Quarter Visitor Center is situated nearby to the neighborhood French Market, as well as near Vieux Carre Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jackson Square and Café du Monde.
Jackson Square
Park
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Jackson Square, formerly the Place d'Armes or Plaza de Armas, is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase.
Café du Monde
Café
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Café du Monde is a renowned open-air coffee shop located on Decatur Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a New Orleans landmark and tourist destination, known for its café au lait and beignets.
1850 House
Museum
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The Louisiana State Museum's 1850 House is an antebellum row house furnished to represent life in mid-nineteenth-century New Orleans. It is located at 523 St. Ann Street on Jackson Square in the French Quarter.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Market and French Quarter.
French Market
Neighborhood
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The French Market is a market and series of commercial buildings spanning six blocks in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded as a Native American trading post predating European colonization, the market is the oldest of its kind in the United States.
French Quarter
Photo: Lars Plougmann, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The French Quarter is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of New Orleans. It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.
Algiers Point
Hamlet
Algiers Point is a location on the Lower Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana. In river pilotage, Algiers Point is one of the many points of land around which the river flows—albeit a significant one.
French Quarter Visitor Center
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Jean Lafitte National Historic Park - French Quarter Unit”
- Location: Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.95743° or 29° 57′ 27″ northLongitude
-90.06118° or 90° 3′ 40″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
76XFXW4Q+XGGeoNames ID
4325241
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