New Orleans

I am planning a trip to New Orleans for my birthday this year since it will be my last birthday of my 20's

Any suggestions where to stay and what to do ??(besides bar hop) I've never been

Thanks 🙂

Ok, I'll Google lol

OMG! I love New Orleans! I've only been once, but still. I love it! I think there are a couple users that live there.. maybe @kissmygrits ? I might have made that up though.

Are you going for Voodoo fest?

Cafe du Monde is deelish for caffe and beignets(?)

Brennans has really good mimosas and bellinis and other alcoholic breakfast type drinks.

That's about all I can recall at the moment.

Avoid the voodoo LOL sorry just watched a documentary on it :-P

Tours galore! Ghost tours food tours history tours.

I got a tarot card reading there. Spot on

Thank you!

I love creepy shit, so the voodoo museum is right up my alley

I will definitely do bar hopping in the evenings but I'm really into historical shit so I was looking for must sees during the day too

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Avoid the voodoo LOL sorry just watched a documentary on it :-P

what's the doc called? i'm intrigued. 🙂

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OOOHHH!!! You should stay in a haunted hotel!! I stayed in a hostel, but there are several haunted hotels I've heard about and wanna check out. So instead I will live vicariously through you 😄

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OOOHHH!!! You should stay in a haunted hotel!! I stayed in a hostel, but there are several haunted hotels I've heard about and wanna check out l. So.instead I will love vicariously through you 😄

I would so do it.

Do you know the names of them?

I wanna say hotel Dauphine? But I'm googling to make sure that's a real place (and also legit).

Groupon is a good place to start

Gurl!

Okay, I googled. Dauphine seems legit, but the Absinthe house and Beauregard place sound fucking awesome from a historical prospective. Gone With the Wind!! (Melanie named her baby after General Beauregard).

http://www.popsugar.com/home/10-Haunted-Houses-New-Orleans-5811390?slide=2

God, my nerding out is boiling over.. I'll bring it back down to a simmer.

Absinthe house even sounds awesome

The graveyards and ghost tour are everything! Go through the drive drink spots and enjoy those amazing frozen highly alcohol infused drinks! Commanders Palace has the best bread pudding oh and the various other food spots are well worth the trip! Have fun!

I lived in New Orleans for several years, and can tell you that it is a blessing and a curse.

If you go out at night, always go with a friend. The more friends with you, the better.

And always stay in an area with plenty of bright lights and lots of people.

Do NOT go into any shady areas or darkened "short-cuts" at night.

That is what gets people robbed or killed.

If you can please be careful, then you can have a lot of fun there too.

Good luck, and God Bless.

December 9th? There should be a couple of Christmas costume themed bar crawls. I will confirm with the folks.

Do you have a place booked yet? Have you ever been before?

Sorry I'm just now seeing this the notifications suck.

Let me research and I'll post a list of fun. 🙂

Try to stay at the Ace Hotel in New Orleans.

There is a live band there playing almost every night.

Some of the bands are from the 'TREME' area of New Orleans.

There is also some great artwork from NOLA artists to observe.

There is also a rooftop pool and bar.

The staff looks very 1940's vintage, NOLA.

The rooms are also vintage NOLA 1940.

But enough about the FAB hotel.

For the restaurants,

K-Paul's Restaurant

Ne-Yow's Cafe

Mc Hardy's Chicken & Fixins

For the best pancakes you had in your life, go to Hobnobbers on Carondelet St.

Visit the French Quarters, Jackson Square, St Charles, Bourbon st, Frenchmen St and get on all of the trollies. Three dollars for the daily pass. Unlimited rides.

Visit the cathedral (St Louis Cathedral)

if you want Blues and jazz try visiting the clubs on Frenchman St.

If you want hip-hop and a hangout for the locals, try Silkys on Magnolia st.

Harrahs casino is a go-see as well.

I like your recommendations but "trollies". HAHA! Triggered! Streetcars are fun. Sometimes they don't stop though. I would ride it up to the Garden District and check out Freret St. Oak St, etc Uptown has grown.

Thank you all! Way better than google

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I am planning a trip to New Orleans for my birthday this year since it will be my last birthday of my 20's

Any suggestions where to stay and what to do ??(besides bar hop) I've never been

Thanks 🙂

You could do me.

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Thanks for the suggestion :p