Magazine Street Uptown New Orleans
Uptown New Orleans Magazine
Magazine Street serves Uptown New Orleans with a 6-mile corridor of outstanding independent restaurants, excellent cocktail bars, extraordinary antique shops, and the most beautiful residential architecture in America (the Garden District's antebellum mansions are among the finest examples of Southern domestic architecture in the country). Magazine Street's extraordinary combination of architectural beauty, outstanding independent commerce, and genuine New Orleans neighborhood character creates an entertainment district of remarkable Louisiana urban significance.
Saenger Theatre New Orleans Performances
Canal Street New Orleans
Saenger Theatre New Orleans is one of the most magnificently restored historic theaters in America — a 2,700-seat 1927 atmospheric theater where Broadway touring shows, major concerts, and cultural events take place in a magical indoor sky (the ceiling creates the illusion of an outdoor Italian Renaissance courtyard under the stars). The Saenger's extraordinary post-Katrina restoration and its magnificent atmospheric interior create a performing arts venue of genuine New Orleans resilience and theatrical heritage significance.
Civic Theatre New Orleans Louisiana Concert
Poydras New Orleans
Civic Theatre New Orleans is the city's most atmospheric concert venue — a beautifully renovated 1906 theater presenting major concerts in a magnificent 1,200-capacity historic space. New Orleans's extraordinary concert culture (it hosts more live music per capita than any American city) and Civic Theatre's remarkable programming of outstanding touring acts create a concert venue of genuine Louisiana entertainment significance.
Bywater New Orleans Creative Entertainment
Bywater Marigny New Orleans
Bywater's creative entertainment district has become the most artistically vital neighborhood in New Orleans — a post-Katrina renaissance area where outstanding restaurants, galleries, and the vibrant arts community create an entertainment environment of genuine New Orleans creative cultural significance. Bywater's extraordinary creative energy and its remarkable concentration of outstanding independent establishments create an entertainment district that reflects the most optimistic possibilities of New Orleans's cultural future.
Zephyr Field New Orleans Baby Cakes Baseball
Shrine on Airline (Zephyr Field) serves New Orleans's baseball community — a Metairie facility where the New Orleans Baby Cakes Triple-A baseball creates sporting events deeply connected to the extraordinary Louisiana sports culture. New Orleans's remarkable 150-year professional baseball history makes its minor league baseball one of the most historically rooted in the country.
Superdome Concerts New Orleans Entertainment
Caesars Superdome serves as New Orleans's largest sporting and entertainment venue — hosting not just NFL Saints games but major concerts (Rolling Stones, Beyoncé), Sugar Bowl college football, NCAA basketball tournaments, and special events that bring 70,000+ visitors to the most culturally unique city in America.
Smoothie King Center New Orleans
Smoothie King Center is New Orleans' most important indoor entertainment venue — a 19,000-capacity arena home to the New Orleans Pelicans NBA team and one of the South's most active concert arenas. New Orleans' extraordinary tradition of civic celebration (the city that gave America Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, and the second-line parade) creates an entertainment culture of infectious communal joy that makes Pelicans games and arena concerts among the most celebratory sports entertainment experiences in the NBA.
New Orleans Caesars Superdome
CBD New Orleans
Caesars Superdome is one of the most famous stadiums in the world — the home of the New Orleans Saints NFL team (Super Bowl XLIV champions), site of six Super Bowls, and the venue where Beyoncé and the most significant stadium concerts in American history have been performed. The Superdome's extraordinary history (from serving as the shelter of last resort during Hurricane Katrina to the Saints' emotional return and championship run) makes it the most emotionally resonant sports venue in the United States.
Joy Theater New Orleans Louisiana Concerts
Canal Street New Orleans
Joy Theater is New Orleans's most beloved mid-size concert venue — a beautifully renovated 1947 Canal Street theater presenting outstanding concerts and special events. Joy Theater's extraordinary art deco setting and its remarkable programming of outstanding touring acts create a concert venue of genuine New Orleans entertainment historical significance.
UNO Lakefront Arena New Orleans Concert
Lakefront New Orleans
UNO Lakefront Arena serves the University of New Orleans community with concerts and athletic events — a Lakeshore Drive facility where the extraordinary Lake Pontchartrain setting and the New Orleans metropolitan community create a concert venue of considerable Louisiana educational and entertainment significance.
French Quarter
Vieux Carré
The French Quarter (Vieux Carré) is the historic core of New Orleans — a 78-block grid of Spanish and French colonial architecture that is the city's cultural centre for jazz, cuisine, nightlife, and street entertainment. Bourbon Street, Jackson Square, the St. Louis Cathedral, and legendary bars and restaurants are all within the Quarter, minutes from Harrah's New Orleans casino.
Southern Rep Theatre New Orleans Louisiana
Canal Place New Orleans
Southern Repertory Theatre is New Orleans's most important professional theater company — an institution dedicated to presenting plays by and about the American South. Southern Rep's extraordinary commitment to Southern dramatic literature and its remarkable presentation of plays reflecting the complex cultural, racial, and social history of Louisiana create a theater company of genuine Louisiana theatrical and cultural significance.