The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
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Day251

Day 251 — The French Quarter — New Orleans

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249The First Mardi Gras250West to New Orleans251The French Quarter252The Garden District253The WWII Museum254The Birthplace of Jazz255Free Day256Carnival & the River257Up to Baton Rouge258Two Capitols259River Road260West to Cajun Country261Acadiana262North into Mississippi263Antebellum Natchez264Up to Vicksburg265The Siege266East to Jackson267Capital & Civil Rights268Into the Delta269Birthplace of the Blues270East to Tupelo271The King's Birthplace272Into Alabama273The Muscle Shoals Sound274East to Huntsville275Rocket City276South to Birmingham277The Civil Rights District278South to the capital279Montgomery280Selma281Northeast to Chattanooga282Lookout Mountain283East to the Smokies284Newfound Gap & Clingmans Dome285Cades Cove286Free Day287North to Kentucky288Horse Country289Frankfort & Bourbon290West to Louisville291The Derby & the Slugger292Bourbon & Ali293South to Mammoth Cave294Into the Earth295Short hop to Bowling Green296Corvettes & a Cave297South to Nashville298The Home of Country299Broadway & the Capitol300The Parthenon301Free Day302West to Memphis303Graceland304Beale, Sun & Stax305The Civil Rights Museum306West into Arkansas307Central High & the Capitol308The Clinton Library309West to Hot Springs310Bathhouse Row311North to Eureka Springs312The Victorian Ozarks313West to Bentonville314Crystal Bridges315Into Oklahoma

The old heart of the city.

  1. 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM· 3h 30m

    Jackson Square & the French QuarterCities & MetrosAnchor

    St. Louis Cathedral, the French Market, Royal Street's galleries, and Bourbon Street — with beignets at Café du Monde.

    Jackson Square, New Orleans, LA

  2. 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM· 1h 30m

    Café du Monde & the riverfrontFood & Drink Trails

    Powdered-sugar beignets and chicory café au lait by the Mississippi.

    800 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA