Top rated Tourist attractions in New Orleans, United States to elevate your visit (Updated May, 2024)

Top rated Tourist attractions in New Orleans

Experience the best that New Orleans has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 180 places from Tourist attraction category.

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National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

Museum

👍👍 Very beautiful and religious place. A sacred place where blessed Seelos lived and died and ministered to his congregation. His remains are here please pray that he is canonized soon. St. Mary's Assumption Church is not to be missed with it's magnificent stain glass windows and hand carved statues.

5.00 (127 reviews) (~5.23 km from centre)

Beyond the Bayou Tours

Tour operator

👍👍 We had a fantastic and powerful day with Beyond the Bayou. John was phenomenal and I am still resonating and reflecting on the things I leaned from him. This is absolutely the way to see the bayou and the plantation. I would not normally choose to visit a plantation but the Whitney is different and...

5.00 (119 reviews) (~5.25 km from centre)

Nola Detours

Tour agency

👍👍 Where do I start. Nola Detours came into our lives from a friend's recommendation. So....we hired Marc for 3 tours. We'd never been to New Orleans and since we were going to be in New Orleans for wedding, we thought, why not make the most of our visit. We like to visit off the beaten path sites, wan...

5.00 (49 reviews) (~2.3 km from centre)

Rojas Fishing Charters - Inland Fishing Trips

Fishing charter

5.00 (47 reviews) (~27.07 km from centre)

Walking With The Gay Ghosts of New Orleans

Tourist attraction

5.00 (40 reviews) (~3.04 km from centre)

The Sazerac House

Museum

👍👍 Excellent gift shop, historical tour, and small distillery. We signed up for the free complimentary tour on their website. We had low expectations given it was a free tour, but were blown away by how good it was. The and interactive historical displays were top notch. There were free cocktail ta...

4.90 (2.5K reviews) (~2.87 km from centre)

New Orleans Airboat Tours, LLC

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Educational, fun, friendly, inspiring and a must do when visiting the area! Captain Cody was awesome. Booking this tour was easy via phone, check in was easy and very friendly. Ample parking on site with portable potty units in the parking area. Very kind gentleman at the check in counter said t...

4.90 (1.6K reviews) (~22.66 km from centre)

New Orleans School of Cooking

Cooking class

👍👍 What an incredible experience, the chef was a doll and her crew was outstanding. Cute little shop in front. The dishes we made were delicious and easy to make. I will definitely be making these for my family.

4.90 (1.1K reviews) (~2.63 km from centre)

Treme's Petit Jazz Museum

Museum

👍👍 We were so lucky to enjoy a private tour with Al and a private performance with two of his fellow performers! Learned so much about Jazz and the history of New Orleans. Would absolutely come back again. It’s people like Al that keeps the soul of the music and the history alive!

4.90 (174 reviews) (~1.39 km from centre)

New Orleans Native Tours llc

Tour agency

👍👍 Great tour. Nicholas, our guide as knowledgeable, funny and entertaining. So happy to see the other parts of New Orleans away from the party central French quarters like the wonderful park and of course the cemetery tour and Katrina museum/ house.

4.90 (166 reviews) (~2.62 km from centre)

Witches Brew Gallery & Oddities Shop

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Our tour guide, Graham was amazing! Very informative and entertaining. I loved learning the history of this beautiful place!

4.90 (160 reviews) (~2.59 km from centre)

Bourgeois Fishing Charters

Fishing charter

👍👍 Great experience from the moment you enter the grounds. The house is full of nostalgia. The entire property is exceptionally well landscaped, large paved deck, large dock, and beautiful view. Captain Cricket knows the spots to catch fish, not to mention a great guy!

4.90 (133 reviews) (~27.81 km from centre)

The National WWII Museum

War museum

Multi-building museum with interactive submarine exhibit, planes, 4-D theater & eatery downstairs.

4.80 (25.2K reviews) (~3.74 km from centre)

New Orleans City Park

City park

This expansive urban greenspace with a lake & paths features a dog run, museums, disc golf & more.

4.80 (19K reviews) (~3.34 km from centre)

Royal Carriages

Carriage ride service

👍👍 My daughter and I took an evening haunted history carriage ride on April 6. Our guide Steph was awesome. She was friendly, extremely knowledgeable and had a really great sense of humor. We really enjoyed getting to see the city by carriage in the evening and learning more about the history of the ar...

4.80 (6.2K reviews) (~2.59 km from centre)

St. Louis Cathedral

Cathedral

Grand, spired circa-1700s church with stained glass, a painted ceiling & an active congregation.

4.80 (4K reviews) (~2.44 km from centre)

Tree of Life

Tourist attraction

👍👍 Probably one of our favorite places in the neighborhood. Beautiful oaks that take you back in time. An amazing place to bring a dog or just enjoy the sunshine! Couldn’t recommend this place enough!!

4.80 (1.6K reviews) (~7.85 km from centre)

Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden

Sculpture museum

Modern sculpture garden on 11 acres in New Orleans City Park with pedestrian paths & water features.

4.80 (1.1K reviews) (~1.88 km from centre)

The Historic New Orleans Collection

History museum

Museum made up of historic, restored buildings that offer exhibits & tours, plus a cafe.

4.80 (618 reviews) (~2.45 km from centre)

Meyer The Hatter

Hat shop

Third-generation hat store offering a variety of styles & price points for men & women since 1894.

$$$ $

4.80 (496 reviews) (~2.74 km from centre)

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