I used to live in the area so at one point I was a local.
Do:
- go to Frenchman street for live music
- eat fried chicken at The Praline Connection on Frenchman
- eat a poboy at Acme Oyster House. Also you absolutely must try the char grilled oysters at Acme. I can not stress this enough. If you only eat McDonald's every day but have one order of char grilled oysters, then your trip is complete. If the line up is too long at the French quarter location (as it usually is), just take an uber to the Metairie location.
- check out a plantation outside the city. I really enjoyed the Oak Alley plantation.
- get a hand rolled cigar at Cigar Factory New Orleans on Decatur. They are incredibly smooth.
- get to magazine street, check out the cool homes in the garden district.
- go for a walk in Audubon Park and Tulane University.
- bring an umbrella. It's now hurricane season (not the alcoholic type)
- stay hydrated and take consistent breaks indoors (it's the hottest time of the year).
Don't
- spend your entire trip in the French quarter.
- expect Bourbon Street to live up to expectations
- attempt to eat crawfish now. They're out of season.
- get too adventurous. New Orleans is like third world levels of dangerous. Stay away from most of the city. Make sure you carry around $100 with you at all times. This is your "mugging money". If you get mugged and don't have enough cash on you, you will get shot. This is to prove a point to other tourists that you need to carry money on you at all times.
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