New Orleans GuideWay down yonder in New Orleans, you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts. HotelsFind hotels in New Orleans, Gretna, Harvey, Metairie, Marrero and more, including HH Whitney House New Orleans, Five Continents Bed and Breakfast, Avenue Inn Bed and Breakfast, Elysian Fields Inn New Orleans, Audubon Cottages New Orleans, Maison Perrier and Hotel Le Marais New Orleans. Places and AttractionsExplore popular places and attractions around New Orleans including Mercedes-Benz Superdome, Bourbon Street Blues Company, New Orleans Arena, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, St. Mary's Assumption Church, Gallier Hall and St. Louis Cathedral. RestaurantsDiscover restaurants around New Orleans including Muriel's Jackson Square, Antoine's Restaurant, Napoleon House, Broussard's Restaurant, Oceana Grill, Central Grocery and Brennan's. French QuarterThe French Quarter is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of New Orleans. UptownUptown is a large portion of New Orleans settled in the 19th century after the Louisiana Purchase, upriver from the older parts of the city around the French Quarter and the Central Business District. Faubourg MarignyThe Faubourg Marigny, commonly just Marigny, is a hip neighborhood just "below" the French Quarter. TreméTremé is an old historically African-American and Créole neighborhood of New Orleans, just "back" from the French Quarter. CarrolltonCarrollton is the section of New Orleans that is at the far end of Uptown from the French Quarter, between the Audubon & University District of New Orleans and Jefferson Parish. Mid-City & Esplanade RidgeMid-City is a portion of New Orleans in the center of the metropolitan area, about midway between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. BywaterThe Bywater is a portion of New Orleans down the Mississippi River from the French Quarter and the Faubourg Marigny. 7th, 8th, & Upper 9th WardsThe 7th 8th and Upper 9th Wards section of New Orleans is very seldom visited by anyone outside the city. Eastern New OrleansEastern New Orleans, sometimes called "New Orleans East", is a large area of New Orleans to the north east of the older central portion of the city. Central Business DistrictThe Central Business District is the part of New Orleans similar to what many cities call "Downtown". Audubon & UniversityThe Audubon and University District of New Orleans is the location of the city's famous Audubon Park including the Audubon Zoo, Tulane University and Loyola University New Orleans. Lower 9th WardThe Lower 9th Ward is a section of New Orleans, east of the Bywater neighborhood, north of the Mississippi River, and west St. AlgiersAlgiers is a neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is across the Mississippi River from the rest of New Orleans. GentillyGentilly is a large section of New Orleans generally paid little or no attention by visitors. Lakeview & LakeshoreLakeview and Lakeshore are sections of New Orleans near and along Lake Pontchartrain. Central CityCentral City is a section of New Orleans to the west of the Central Business District and north from the downriver section of Uptown.