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New Orleans weekend · Jazz history and a live set candidate

Build a short break around one main visit

Submitted by From the Quay
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  1. New Orleans3 nights

Trip format: Single base · One city hotel or guesthouse

Tradeoff: An early arrival buys time. Keep the arrival-day stop optional if your connection lands late.

Compare: Walking and local transit to compare

Trip stats

Trip days
4
Nights
3
Home Bases
1
Scheduled entries
20

Days by place

New Orleans
4

Hotels and other stays

Hotel Monteleone · New Orleans
3 nights

Schedule by type

Activity
10
Meal
8
Lodging
2

Day-by-day agenda

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Day 1 New Orleans
  1. to · Lodging Check in or drop your bags Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans
  2. to · Activity See Jackson Square and the cathedral exterior Jackson Square, New Orleans

    Treat the square as an optional first stop if you arrive late.

  3. to · Activity Walk the Moonwalk riverfront promenade Woldenberg Riverfront Park, New Orleans
  4. to · Meal Dinner near the hotel French Quarter, New Orleans
Hotel MonteleoneNew Orleans
Day 2 New Orleans
  1. to · Meal Breakfast in the French Quarter French Quarter, New Orleans
  2. to · Activity Visit the New Orleans Jazz Museum New Orleans Jazz Museum, New Orleans

    Check opening days, performances, and exhibitions before you go.

  3. to · Meal Lunch near Esplanade Avenue Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans
  4. to · Activity Walk to Congo Square and Louis Armstrong Park Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans

    Confirm park access and use the public paths around Congo Square.

  5. to · Activity Walk the public streets around the Tremé neighborhood Tremé, New Orleans

    Give residential space room and keep any formal history tour separately booked.

  6. to · Meal Early dinner around the French Quarter French Quarter, New Orleans
  7. to · Activity Hear a live jazz set Preservation Hall, New Orleans

    Choose a date and actual showtime, and check ticket and seating details. An early Frenchmen Street set is a useful alternative.

Hotel MonteleoneNew Orleans
Day 3 New Orleans
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near Royal Street Royal Street, New Orleans
  2. to · Activity Visit the Historic New Orleans Collection Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans

    Confirm opening days and which exhibitions are on.

  3. to · Meal Lunch in the French Quarter French Quarter, New Orleans
  4. to · Activity Choose the Cabildo or the Presbytère Jackson Square, New Orleans

    Check each Louisiana State Museum location's schedule and choose a single museum based on the exhibition that interests you.

  5. to · Activity Compare the buildings around Jackson Square Jackson Square, New Orleans

    Stay with public paths and use the afternoon to connect the museums to the surrounding streets.

  6. to · Meal Dinner near the French Quarter or CBD Canal Street, New Orleans
Hotel MonteleoneNew Orleans
Day 4 New Orleans
  1. to · Meal Breakfast near the hotel Royal Street, New Orleans
  2. to · Activity Take a short last walk through the French Quarter French Quarter, New Orleans

    Skip the walk if your departure is early.

  3. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans

    Confirm checkout time and leave a departure buffer.

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  1. Day 1

    New Orleans

    America/Chicago Open map for New Orleans
    1. to · Lodging Check in or drop your bags Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans
    2. to · Activity See Jackson Square and the cathedral exterior Jackson Square, New Orleans

      Treat the square as an optional first stop if you arrive late.

    3. to · Activity Walk the Moonwalk riverfront promenade Woldenberg Riverfront Park, New Orleans
    4. to · Meal Dinner near the hotel French Quarter, New Orleans
    Hotel MonteleoneNew Orleans
  2. Day 2

    New Orleans

    America/Chicago Open map for New Orleans
    1. to · Meal Breakfast in the French Quarter French Quarter, New Orleans
    2. to · Activity Visit the New Orleans Jazz Museum New Orleans Jazz Museum, New Orleans

      Check opening days, performances, and exhibitions before you go.

    3. to · Meal Lunch near Esplanade Avenue Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans
    4. to · Activity Walk to Congo Square and Louis Armstrong Park Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans

      Confirm park access and use the public paths around Congo Square.

    5. to · Activity Walk the public streets around the Tremé neighborhood Tremé, New Orleans

      Give residential space room and keep any formal history tour separately booked.

    6. to · Meal Early dinner around the French Quarter French Quarter, New Orleans
    7. to · Activity Hear a live jazz set Preservation Hall, New Orleans

      Choose a date and actual showtime, and check ticket and seating details. An early Frenchmen Street set is a useful alternative.

    Hotel MonteleoneNew Orleans
  3. Day 3

    New Orleans

    America/Chicago Open map for New Orleans
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near Royal Street Royal Street, New Orleans
    2. to · Activity Visit the Historic New Orleans Collection Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans

      Confirm opening days and which exhibitions are on.

    3. to · Meal Lunch in the French Quarter French Quarter, New Orleans
    4. to · Activity Choose the Cabildo or the Presbytère Jackson Square, New Orleans

      Check each Louisiana State Museum location's schedule and choose a single museum based on the exhibition that interests you.

    5. to · Activity Compare the buildings around Jackson Square Jackson Square, New Orleans

      Stay with public paths and use the afternoon to connect the museums to the surrounding streets.

    6. to · Meal Dinner near the French Quarter or CBD Canal Street, New Orleans
    Hotel MonteleoneNew Orleans
  4. Day 4

    New Orleans

    America/Chicago Open map for New Orleans
    1. to · Meal Breakfast near the hotel Royal Street, New Orleans
    2. to · Activity Take a short last walk through the French Quarter French Quarter, New Orleans

      Skip the walk if your departure is early.

    3. to · Lodging Check out and collect your bags Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans

      Confirm checkout time and leave a departure buffer.