Saint Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans

Pitot House Museum and Gardens

Historic house of a former mayor from the era of the Louisiana Purchase at the start of the 19th century

New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)

Worth a visit for art lovers; the art of this fine museum was fortunately high enough to escape the flood

Fairgrounds

Has horse-racing and, once a year, the Jazz Festival

New Orleans Botanical Garden

Hellenic Cultural Center

Large Greek Orthodox Church and a building complex, puts on the popular Greek Festival each summer

Degas House Historic Home Courtyard and Inn

French Impressionist artist Edgar Degas

New Orleans City Park

Sprawling over 1300 acres, the City Park in New Orleans is home to the largest collection of mature oak trees in the world

Metairie Cemetery

This cemetery is just outside of Mid-City by most definitions, but is only a short drive from this neighborhood or a 15 minute hike from the end of the 'Cemeteries' branch of the Canal streetcar line (Walking directions: from the end of the line go to City Park Avenue, take a left past Greenwood Cemetery, continue under the Interstate overpass, then take a right to get to the entrance)

New Orleans African American Museum

Call ahead to make sure they'll be open

Louis Armstrong Park

Includes historic Congo Square, and statues of early jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and Buddy Bolden