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There's a frum community there in the sense that there's 3x daily minyan, though not in the same place. Shacharis is at one Chabad near Tulane, and mincha/maariv is at the Chabad in Metairie (~15 minute drive). There's also a small grocery store with an attached restaurant. There are a couple other places there under supervision of the local Chovavei Rabbi whose hashgacha we were not comfortable with.

As far as attractions, the city is best known for the French Quarter, though as others have noted, it's not a very wholesome environment for a frum Jew, and you don't need much time to get the flavor (you can smell it from blocks away lol). The WW2 Museum is excellent and can easily take 4 hours if you're into history. Our favorite activity there was an airboat into the bayou to see the alligators. We also enjoy touring a couple plantations, but all this took us 2 really full days, so you'll need to pick and choose.

The Thinker · « **Reply #231 on:** February 06, 2022, 08:17:19 PM »

Thanks! Looks like not the best place to spend a shabbos. We're on a quest to visit all 50 states, so next idea was to fly in and out on a Sunday. Lots of options for NO (plantations,
airboat, ww2 museum, Bourbon St) Would also like to drive to Mississippi and possibly do the Davis Bayous Area Gulf Island National Seashore as well. (Anything better to do there?).

ushdadude · « **Reply #232 on:** February 06, 2022, 08:52:50 PM »

Quote from: Yaalili on February 06, 2022, 07:23:47 PM

The National WWII Museum
Bourbon Street / French Quarter

Loved museum
Hated French quarter. Smelled like urine and vomit and my wife was offered beads multiple times. And we were there during the day.

Traveler718 · « **Reply #233 on:** February 07, 2022, 09:56:58 AM »

Quote from: The Thinker on February 06, 2022, 08:17:19 PM

Thanks! Looks like not the best place to spend a shabbos. We're on a quest to visit all 50 states, so next idea was to fly in and out on a Sunday. Lots of options for NO (plantations,
airboat, ww2 museum, Bourbon St) Would also like to drive to Mississippi and possibly do the Davis Bayous Area Gulf Island National Seashore as well. (Anything better to do there?).

Depends how much time you have, and how far you want to drive. In the direction you're thinking of heading, we stopped in Biloxi to tour Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis's home. In a different direction you've got Natchez, home to some amazing antebellum mansions to tour, and not far from Vicksburg Civil War battlefield, which we toured for my son who's a history buff.

mmgfarb · « **Reply #234 on:** February 07, 2022, 12:23:50 PM »

Quote from: ushdadude on February 06, 2022, 08:52:50 PM

Loved museum
Hated French quarter. Smelled like urine and vomit and my wife was offered beads multiple times. And we were there during the day.

You have to stay off Bourbon street. Frenchman street is the place to go if you want to check out real old school style jazz and blues bars. If you're not into that kind of thing at all then yea, just stay out of the French Quarter. Getting a horse and buggy tour of the French Quarter is cool though, definitely recommend it.

ushdadude · « **Reply #235 on:** February 07, 2022, 12:41:16 PM »

I would go back for a DDF parade
https://www.frenchquarter.com/second-line-parade-new-orleans/

jose34 · « **Reply #236 on:** February 07, 2022, 02:06:16 PM »

Quote from: Traveler718 on February 07, 2022, 09:56:58 AM

Depends how much time you have, and how far you want to drive. In the direction you're thinking of heading, we stopped in Biloxi to tour Beauvoir, Jefferson Davis's home. In a different direction you've got Natchez, home to some amazing antebellum mansions to tour, and not far from Vicksburg Civil War battlefield, which we toured for my son who's a history buff.

Drive from Gulfport, MS to New Orleans was cool (Hour and half away)
Stay on the 90.
Nice empty drive, tons of houses on stilts.

Gulfport has a bunch of cool things:
Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum, Stennis Space Center and more....

The Thinker · « **Reply #237 on:** February 07, 2022, 11:04:16 PM »

Thanks for all your help! Will post trip report when it happens.

ltttc · « **Reply #238 on:** February 08, 2022, 01:24:00 PM »

Quote from: The Thinker on February 07, 2022, 11:04:16 PM

Thanks for all your help! Will post trip report when it happens.

If you're just looking to "cross off" another state and don't really care what you do there, you might want to go to Picayune, MS which is only 50 min away from NOLA. You can go to the Crosby Arboretum there.

ltttc · « **Reply #239 on:** February 12, 2022, 10:51:29 PM »

If we only have time for one, which should we rather do: Plantation tour or WWII Museum?

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