Bourbon Orleans Hotel

Creole Queen is an authentic paddlewheeler powered by a 24 ft diameter paddlewheel. She has 3 private dining rooms giving her the "largest indoor capacity" on excursion vessels in New Orleans. Private room & full boat charters are available.

The NATCHEZ is the pride of the Mississippi River and is as beautiful as any of her namesakes. Her daily two-hour jazz cruises depart from the Toulouse St. Wharf (behind JAX Brewery in the French Quarter) at 11:30 A.M.; 2:30 P.M.; and 7:00 P.M. True to tradition in every detail, boarding the NATCHEZ makes you feel as if you have entered another era. The calliope trills a melody into the air while the great wheel, 25 tons of white oak, churns the heavy waters of the Mississippi. You soon find yourself slipping into a sense of the old, vast and timeless river. As the NATCHEZ glides past the French Quarter and through one of the world’s most active ports, you begin to understand the magic of the experience. For all its history and romance, the excitement of riding a steamboat is as real and rich and genuine now as it was a century ago.

Museum exhibits and the Museum Store are open seven days a week, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm. We recommend that you allow at least 2½ to 3 hours to visit the Museum exhibits. The Solomon Victory Theater shows Beyond All Boundaries daily from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Sunday – Thursday, with an additional 5:00 showing on Friday and Saturday. The 4-D film runs approximately 45 minutes and is preceeded by a seven minute pre show. Showtimes are based on availability. John Besh's The American Sector restaurant is open daily from 11:00 am – 9:00 pm and 11:00 am – 11:00 pm on Friday and Saturday.

The French Market District encompasses six blocks on the riverside of the Lower French Quarter plus the Shops at the Upper Pontalba on Jackson Square. The district includes over 30 unique retail shops, indoor and outdoor performance venues, restaurants and cafes, a flea market and a farmers market. In addition to the recreational shopping opportunities and ongoing free special events, the District boasts historical monuments such as Washington Artillery Park (across from Jackson Square) and New Place de France (home of the Joan of Arc statue), public art, scenic walkways, and convenient riverside parking. The RTA’s red streetcars can also be taken to reach various sections of the District.

Mardi Gras World is the most unique attraction in America’s most uniquely attractive city. It’s a world of wonders, created for you by the people who bring Mardi Gras to life every year—the artists of Blaine Kern Studios.

The historic Jackson Square, originally known in the 18th Century as 'Place d'Armes' and later renamed in honor of the Battle of New Orleans hero, Andrew Jackson, is a featured attraction in the heart of the French Quarter in New Orleans.

Tours Offered: - Ghost Tours - Garden District Tours - VooDoo Tours - Vampire Tours - Cemetery Tours Cost: The tour is $20. for adults, $17. for students & seniors, and $10. for kids 12 & under. (Five years & under are free) Length of Time: All of the tours are about 2 hours long.

The freshly renovated New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is an essential component of what makes the city's major business events so successful. With 1.1 million square feet of contiguous exhibit space, the Convention Center is the sixth largest convention facility in the nation, and it consistently ranks in the country's top ten of facilities that hold the most conventions and tradeshows annually.