111 Places in New Orleans That You Must Not Miss

Sally Asher is a New Orleans-based author and photographer whose works have appeared in such publications as Newsweek, the New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, and New Orleans Magazine. She owns and operates her own tour company, Red Sash Tours that specialises in authentic cultural New Orleans tours. Asher is the former president of the nonprofit Save Our Cemeteries and is on the board of the Preservation Resource Center. She is a proud member of the Crescent City Oddfellows #73 and is involved in many Mardi Gras krewes. Asher lectures about New Orleans’ history in various venues throughout the city and state. This is her fifth book about New Orleans.

• Aidan Gill for MenAn unapologetically male barbershop | 10Algiers FerrySecond no more | 12Anne Rice’s GraveQueen of the undead | 14Antoine’s RestaurantSecret wine cellar | 16Audubon LabyrinthA healing path | 18Backstreet Cultural MuseumCulture runs deep | 20Bayou SauvageExperience wildlife off Bourbon Street | 22Bevolo Gas & ElectricModern antiques | 24Black GoldOne brave horse | 26Bottinelli PlaceA son’s tribute | 28Boutique de Vampyre’s ApothecaryA tasty time travel | 30The Broad TheaterIndoor and outdoor entertainment | 32Bucktown Marsh WalkBirdwatching paradise | 34Bug AppetitCrickets on the menu | 36Bywater BakeryInclusivity baked in | 38Cascade StablesHorses and the city | 40Claiborne CorridorCultural innovation | 42Congo SquareAncestral worship | 44Cool ZooWhere the gators run | 46Cornstalk FencesIron cornfields with a past | 48Country ClubPool paradise | 50Court of Two SistersA charmed gateway | 52Crescent City Farmers MarketHomegrown goodness | 54Crescent ParkFollowing the rusty rainbow | 56Crown & Anchor English PubTARDIS | 58Dark Matters OdditiesRoom of wonder | 60Dat Dog’s Chewbacchus RoomBask in the glow of the sacred drunken Wookiee | 62Deelightful Roux School of CookingSecond to none | 64Derby PotteryMaking history | 66Dew Drop InnSwim, stay and sway | 68Dive Bar RowFar away from Bourbon Street | 70Dooky Chase’s Civil Rights RoomSmall space, big legacy | 72Dr. Bob’s Folk ArtBe nice and buy one | 74EvacuspotsFriendly warnings | 76Fats Domino HomeA symbol of roots and recovery | 78Fifi Mahony’sWig paradise | 80Flooded MuseumOutside looking in | 82Flying Horses CarouselA ride through time | 84French Quarter AlleysQuick trips through time | 86Friday Night FightsBoxing with a twist | 88Garden Totem PolesWhimsy on the bayou | 90General LaundryMayan masterpiece | 92Germaine Wells Mardi Gras MuseumFit for a queen | 94Gondola Rides in City ParkA taste of Venice | 96Greetings from NOLAYour own selfie postcard | 98Guardian’s WallA monument to AIDS victims | 100H. Rault LocksmithThe secret key | 102Hot TinCocktails with a view | 104Ignatius J. Reilly StatueWatching for signs of bad taste | 106Immigrant StatuesHonoring the past and present | 108Insta-Gator RanchA snappin’ good time | 110JAMNOLAMore than a photo op | 112Jazz MuseumSatchmo’s cornet | 114Kayaking on Bayou St. JohnPaddle with nature | 116Kenner Planetarium and MegaDome CinemaSpace travel, Louisiana style | 118Laborde MountainA mountain for everyone | 120Lakefront AirportAn Art Deco museum masquerading as an airport | 122LaLaurie MansionThe house of unspeakable horrors | 124Latitude 29Tiki renaissance | 126Le Petit TheatreThe show goes on | 128Lee Harvey Oswald’s HauntsKiller real estate | 130Magnolia BridgePathway to the past | 132Margaret PlaceFriend of orphans | 134Marie Laveau’s HomeVoodoo priestess | 136Marigny Opera HouseArtistic holy ground | 138Maya SnorkelSwim with stingrays | 140Mayfair HouseWitches and demons | 142Miss Claudia’s Vintage Clothing & CostumesStylish home of “Ain’t There No Mo” | 144Mr. BingleA hole in one | 146Ms. Mae’sCheap drinks and cool bathrooms | 148Music Box VillageImagination invitation | 150Musical Legends ParkLegends in bronze | 152Napoleon’s Death MaskA Spanish history | 154New Orleans Craft CultureGlitter by the pound | 156Ninth Ward Memorial ArchControversial tribute to WWI | 158Orleans Gallery by Louisiana ArtPassion unparalleled | 160Our Lady of La VangEast meets West | 162Painted LadiesA Victorian trio | 164Parrothead PilgrimageBubba as a busker | 166Piazza d’ItaliaBright slice of Italy | 168Piety & Desire ChocolateChocolate lovers’ crusade | 170Podesta’s Bunny-MenBunnies on watch | 172Pontalba BuildingsBuildings born from a gunshot | 174Prayer WindowVision of sainthood | 176Pulcinella!A delicious intersection | 178Rebirth StatueNo white flags | 180Ricca’s Architectural SalesSalvaged delight | 182Roosevelt ClockWatching the history of time | 184Rosalie AlleyHidden vodou | 186The St. Charles StreetcarA ride to the movie set | 188Saint ExpediteBetter than FedEx | 190Scrap HouseA Hurricane Katrina memorial | 192Seasons in the SquareClimate change | 194The Singing OakChime tree | 196Skelly TombA miniature medieval castle | 198Sophia Loren StatueBronze Italian goddess | 200Spirit HouseListening to the spirits | 202St. Ann ShrineA miracle in matrimony | 204STELLLA!Tennessee Williams’ dwellings | 206StorylandClimb Jack’s beanstalk | 208Storyville MuseumAn excursion into New Orleans’ red-light district | 210Studio BeRadical imagination | 212Train GardenRight on track for a good time | 214Trixie’s Burlesque BoutiqueA one-stop shop for sparkle | 216Tulane Special CollectionsThe magic of Mardi Gras | 218Twin CaryatidsDual beauties | 220The Unknown EnslavedOn holy ground | 222The Voodoo Spiritual TempleAwakenings | 224Whitney PlantationWhere Gone with the Wind is gone | 226Yvonne LaFleurElegance without pretense | 228ZIP NOLAThe world’s only swamp zipline | 230