Travel & Locale
New Orleans, nicknamed the "Big Easy," it's known for its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene and spicy, singular cuisine reflecting its history as a melting pot of French, African and American cultures. Embodying its festive spirit is Mardi Gras, the late-winter carnival famed for raucous costumed parades and street parties.
Did You Know...
- ...New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville? At first, the community was nothing more than a trading camp on the curving east bank of the Mississippi River. Later, the city was organized into a rectangular, fortified community, which still exists today as the French Quarter. The original streets, laid out in a grid, were named for French royalty and nobility.
- ...among the holdings of the Louisiana State Museum is a death mask of the face of Napoleon Bonaparte, cast by his attending physicians a day and a half after Napoleon died on the island of St. Helena?
- ...the St. Louis Cathedral is the oldest continually operating cathedral in the United States?
Learn more New Orleans Fun Facts at experienceneworleans.com »
Flight Information
*Airports closest to the hotel:
New Orleans Lakefront Airport - 9.4 mi
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport – 15.6 mi
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