Old Spanish Fort, New Orleans
Old Spanish Fort the remains of this colonial era fortification are just across the Bayou and Robert E.
Old Spanish Fort the remains of this colonial era fortification are just across the Bayou and Robert E. Lee Blvd. from the Helenic Cultural Center. Not much to see; little remains other than a few walls and ruined piles of brick foundations. May not be worth a special trip unless you're a serious fortification buff, but if you're nearby anyway, worth a quick look. If you go here, note that the Hellenic Cultural Center is just south-east across the Bayou in the Gentilly section.
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About Old Spanish Fort
Old Spanish Fort, Beauregard Ave, New Orleans, LA 70124, USA
Old Spanish Fort and Nearby Sights on Map
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
Fairgrounds
Has horse-racing and, once a year, the Jazz Festival
Saint Louis Cemetery #3
19th-century above ground tombs
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
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 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
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