Know it%26#39;s going to be HOT and really muggy. Will it be bearable? Going with friend and new Tulane student. Will have my teen girls (16 and 19) with me and a lot of free time to explore. Any suggestions? Staying at edge of French Quarter at JW Marriott. What%26#39;s a must do/see with our limited time? Suggestions for GREAT local food? I%26#39;m a foodie, but not necessarily a ';fancy foodie,'; since I%26#39;ll be with the kiddos. THANKS!! :)
Traveling June 20-25
Not sure how we will know what%26#39;s bearable for any other person but I can safely say that no one spontaneously combusts in late June. :-)
Seriously, it is hot and muggy. No way around it. Since you%26#39;re from Idaho it may feel doubly so. (My friends from Houston maintain New Orleans is actually COOLER in the summer).
You%26#39;ll be doing lots of indoor things (aquarium, museums, shops, etc.) during the day and even more indoor things (restaurants) at night.
Review previous posts for hundreds (thousands) more ideas on places to see and great restaurants.
Traveling June 20-25
We are from Ohio and I gotta say I%26#39;ve never felt heat like I have when visiting New Orleans in the summer. Like others will say there are lots of places with AC so when you%26#39;re walking around be sure to take little breaks. If you go on a walking tour like we did in late May drinks lots of water. To us though the heat just adds to the NOLA experience. We love it.
It%26#39;s bearable as long as you keep well hydrated and seek air-conditioning when you can! New Orleans summers can get pretty humid, but it%26#39;s not as bad as late July/August, so I guess that%26#39;s an upside :)
We try to go in and out of the most air conditioned places to get refreshed when walking around...sometimes its nap or pool time for the afternoon to beat the heat. Use the search feature here on trip advisor with your key words and you will find a wealth of current information to help you.
If you%26#39;ll be wearing sun dresses in restaurants, bring something to cover your shoulders. The air-conditioning in some of those places in the summer is cold enough to freeze ice.
Been 3 times with my teens daughters(15 and 18) and guy friends.They loved trolley to the french market to look around and buy cheap stuff. did the aquarium which they all loved and got lots of good pics.For food I aimed it at what my teens chose and we ate at Bubba gumps twice, hard rock, NOLA by Emeril(this was my daughters gift to boyfriend for graduation),also cafe du monde(just to say we went and got coffee and beignets).We all really just liked walking down Decatur street. Oh also went down Bourbon and took pics under the sign.It was a weekday. Would not have done it on a weekend.Anyway, its a great place and we are going again this summer. We stay at Country inn and Suites and they are 66 a night when we are going.Also take trolley away from FQ, through Garden district, and you will go past Tulane and beautiful houses. I think it takes you to zoo, but did not when we were there because they had not gotten all the tracks running yet, but do now.Oh and Rock and Bowl was also fun for old fashioned bowling with cajun music in background.
One thing I would reccomend is taking 2 outfits for each day.We went in June and it was hot and sweaty walking around during day, so we would go back to hotel, shower,rest, and change, then go out for evening fun.
One other thing I have learned about since coming to this forumn is Preservation Hall for music. Have not done but it sounds like we will do it this summer. Did not know about it when we went.
Have fun! Its a wonderful city.
Oh , I forgot Jackson Square and the beautiful church. Also we did a haunted history tour. They loved that,too.
Just one correction - the St. Charles Ave streetcar won%26#39;t take you directly to the Zoo, but it will take you to Audubon Park, which is right across the street from Tulane University. If you get down at Audubon Park, there is a free shuttle there that will take you to the Zoo. Alternatively, you could walk through the park to the Zoo, which is alongside the river.
Thank you, worldtraveler. It was the park not the zoo. Thanks for clearing that up. Did the ferry go from the park to the zoo??? There was something going to the zoo that was not back to normal when we were there. Thanks for the update, because I truly love your city and my daughters do as well. We will be back this summer and can not wait.
No problem! Actually, there was a ferry that ran from the Aquarium to the Zoo, which is still not operational. It closed after the storm, and there are plans to bring it back this year through the Steamboat Natchez company, but I%26#39;m not sure about the status of the project.
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