New Orleans travel guides & articles
All 9 in-depth pieces we’ve published on New Orleans — newest first.
Follow the Oyster: New Orleans From Boat to Bar
From a seaplane trip to a working Gulf farm to a happy-hour half-shell in Uptown, here's how New Orleans turns an oyster into an institution.
Reading New Orleans Through Its Shotgun Houses and Cottages
A walkable guide to the house museums, archives, and tours that explain why New Orleans looks the way it does — one narrow lot, raised sill, and cast-iron gallery at a time.
New Orleans Live Music This Week: 10–14 August 2026
A culture editor's night-by-night preview of New Orleans live music from August 10 to 14, 2026, across six rooms — who each one suits, what it costs, and how to book.
New Orleans Music Beyond Bourbon Street
A neighborhood-by-neighborhood route through the Frenchmen Street clubs, the St. Claude arts corridor, and the Tremé bars where New Orleans musicians actually play for each other.
The Mississippi by Steamboat: New Orleans from the River That Built It
A ground-level guide to seeing New Orleans from the water — from the genuine steam-driven Natchez to the $2 public ferry nobody markets as a tourist attraction at all.
Mardi Gras World: The Warehouse Where New Orleans Builds Its Dreams Year-Round
Long before the crowds and the throws, New Orleans' Carnival is welded, sculpted, and sewn in workshops you can actually walk into — here's how to see the whole supply chain, from the float den to the bead wholesaler.
New Orleans' above-ground cemeteries — the Cities of the Dead
Why New Orleans buries its dead in stone houses instead of graves, and a clear-eyed route through the guided icon, the calm alternatives, and the neighborhood cemeteries most visitors never find.
The Gumbo Pot: New Orleans' Creole Trinity and Where to Taste It
Okra, roux, and file powder are gumbo's real holy trinity, and in 2026, thirteen kitchens from Treme to the Marigny are still arguing over which does it best.
New Orleans After Dark: The Music Worth Leaving the House For This Fortnight
A dated, room-by-room diary of the next two weeks' live music — nine shows crammed into one Saturday, three for a gentler Sunday, and how to pick the stage that fits your night.