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Welcome to New Orleans which is like the most gracious Southern hostess, New Orleans welcomes visitors with a genuine hospitality and singular flair. The city’s intricate mélange of cultures creates a chameleon destination; with so many aspects to its character, the city truly can offer something for every type of visitor, appeal to every interest, and fulfill every agenda with equal enthusiasm.

The city is full of complexities and contradictions, but its multifaceted personality somehow blends into an offbeat harmony that defines the city’s unmistakable charm. New Orleans is at once a city of marvelous excesses and gentle subtleties. It fosters peaceful relaxation and unfettered abandon. It can deliver the wildest nightlife entertainment and the most family-oriented vacation. It is bawdy and sophisticated, historic and contemporary, relaxing and energizing, educational and recreational, rustic and refined.

Still, with all of these facets, a New Orleans experience is never anything but completely authentic. The city’s marvelous eccentricities are born from a rich heritage, respectfully and indelibly woven into the fabric of everyday life here. New Orleans doesn’t act a part for its visitors; it simply welcomes everyone with open arms to a world all its own.

The news is out: New Orleans is America’s number one family destination!*

While our nightlife is legendary, New Orleans-style fun takes all kinds of family-friendly shapes, too. New Orleans is, after all, a living museum, a never-ending concert, and a citywide block party to which all kids (and kids at heart) are invited.

It’s a place to explore sounds, flavors, sights and stories that spark every imagination. It’s the home of world-calibre museums, the Audubon Zoo (ranked one of the best in the nation), hundreds of acres of parks and preserves, loads of gourmet kids' menus, and so much more. It’s where the whole family can share in authentic fun, born of New Orleans’ rich cultural heritage, appreciation for the fantastic, and recognition of the child in all of us.

You see, our haunted houses and pirate dens are real; those aren’t mechanical alligators on our swamp cruise; and our rides include streetcars, horse-drawn carriages and riverboat paddlewheelers. So come enjoy the fun – New Orleans style – and bring the whole family!