How many days do you need in New Orleans?
Three days. That is the length of the itinerary we built for New Orleans.
Here is what each day holds. Every stop below carries its time, and every gap says how to get to the next stop, with the walk or drive time wherever both stops are mapped.
New Orleans · 3 days United States
Best time: October to early December, or spring festival season (Jazz Fest, late April).
French QuarterDay 1
📍8:30 AMCafe du Monde beignets
Powdered sugar everywhere is the correct outcome; go early.
🚶 ~2 min · 🚗 ~1 min · 448 ft
⛪10:00 AMJackson Square and St. Louis Cathedral
Tarot readers, brass bands, and the Cabildo museum.
🚶 ~15 min · 🚗 ~2 min · 0.5 mi
🌆7:00 PMFrenchmen Street sets
The Spotted Cat and d.b.a. back to back; tip the band.
Garden DistrictDay 2
🌆9:30 AMSt. Charles streetcar ride
Rumble past oak canopies and mansions to Washington Avenue.
🚶 ~4 min · 🚗 ~1 min · 0.2 mi
🌳10:30 AMGarden District mansions walk
The Anne Rice houses and oak-shaded blocks; Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is closed for restoration, so admire the above-ground tombs through the gates.
🚶 ~14 min · 🚗 ~2 min · 0.5 mi
🌆1:00 PMMagazine Street po’boys
Shrimp, dressed. Six miles of shops if the afternoon disappears.
Bayou and museumsDay 3
🖼️9:00 AMNational WWII Museum
Routinely rated the country’s best museum; give it three hours.
🚗 ~11 min · 3.3 mi
🌳1:30 PMCity Park and Cafe du Monde annex
Sculpture garden under centuries-old oaks, beignet round two.
🚶 Walkable hops
🍽️6:00 PMGumbo and jazz dinner
A table at a music hall so the last night ends on horns.
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