Looking for things to do in New Orleans? The answer is simple yet resounding. Do as the New Orleanians do: indulge, savor and celebrate.

Harrah’s Casino features a 115,000 square-foot gaming floor, more than 2,000 slot machines, over 90 table games and the largest poker room in the South. The Besh Steakhouse at Harrah’s and Bambu offer relaxed white linen table service, and The Buffet at Harrah’s offers a fantastic array of international cuisine. The ultra-hip Masquerade features an ice bar, hot music, ultra lounge, and signature slots and table games, and Party Gras is a completely new, themed slot area featuring the latest and most exciting games. 

Harrah's New Orleans Casino
8 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Toll-Free: (877) 277-4263
Phone: (504) 533-6000
Reservation: (800) HARRAHS
Fax: (504) 533-6769
Website: www.harrahs.com
Email: mpendergast@harrahs.com
Location: Riverfront

Riverwalk Marketplace
1 Poydras Street, Suite 101
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504) 522-1555
Fax: (504) 586-8532
Website: www.riverwalkmarketplace.com
Email: ryan.bordenave@generalgrowth.com
Location: Riverwalk Marketplace

Premiere shopping experience with more than140 unique shops, pushcarts, and eateries. Offering the best gifts and tastes of New Orleans along with spectacular views of the river. Shop national stores and local favorites.

French Market Corporation
1008 N. Peters St.
New Orleans, LA 70116-3317
Phone: (504) 522-2621
Fax: (504) 596-3419
Website: www.frenchmarket.org
Email: phenry@frenchmarket.org
Location: French Quarter/Marigny

Shopping, entertainment and cuisine within the atmosphere of the country's oldest public market. A tradition as old as the city itself. On the riverfront in New Orleans' celebrated French Quarter.

Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World
233 Newton Street
New Orleans, LA 70114-5727
Toll-Free: (800) 362-8213
Phone: (504) 361-7821
Fax: (504) 368-4628
Website: www.mardigrasworld.com
Email: sabine@mardigrasworld.com
Location: Westbank

Come see where Mardi Gras is MADE! See artist and sculptors working on the world's largest fleet of floats. Tours, video history, royalty costumes, gift shop, cooking school. Perfect location for carnival club functions year-round.

Audubon Zoo A Facility of Audubon Nature I
6500 Magazine Street
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504) 581-4629
Fax: (504) 212-5157
Website: www.auduboninstitute.org
Email: air@auduboninstitute.org
Location: Garden District/Uptown

One of the top five zoos in the country. More than 2,000 animals in their natural habitats settings, including our white alligator in the Louisiana Swamp exhibit. Hours: Wed - Sun 10am - 4pm

New Orleans' Great Outdoors
New Orleans is a garden that is always in bloom, with plenty of outdoor adventures waiting to begin.
Outdoors Activities
Swamp Country Tours
Lush Landscapes: An Ecotour of New Orleans