New Orleans Area

Fun Things You Otter Do In New Orleans!

While in New Orleans for the Otter Keeper Workshop, make sure to make time to enjoy all that the city has to offer! Whether it is world renowned cuisine, a local dive bar that serves as a cultural hub, the neon lights on Bourbon Street, night life and live music, or discovering the wonders of nature right in our backyard the city is waiting for you to explore! Here is a list of places outside of the French Quarter to check out while visiting!

Also, just remember in New Orleans everyone is willing to share the name of their favorite places so don’t be shy and feel free to ask one of our locals where you should go!

To list all of the restaurants and opportunities for good food in New Orleans would be impossible! Below are some recommendations based off of proximity to the conference hotels and Streetcar line.

**The French Quarter can be accessed via the St. Charles Streetcar line if taken all the way down to Canal St. where options for food, drinks, and entertainment once in the Quarter become endless!

Restaurants and Bars on the Streetcar line:

Just a few options along the line are Superior Grill (right next door!), Superior Seafood and Oyster Bar, Mayfair Lounge, Delachaise Wine Bar, NOLA Uptown Coffee & Beignets, Louisiana Pizza Kitchen, and Camellia Grill

Here are some other recommendations for restaurants along the Streetcar line. https://nola.eater.com/maps/where-to-eat-best-restaurants-st-charles-avenue-streetcar-line-new-orleans

Other Restaurants in the area accessed either a short walk from the Streetcar or via Rideshare:

Domilise’s Po-Boys, , Mahoney’s Po-Boys, The Rum House, Joey K’s Restaurant for a taste of New Orleans, Ruby Slipper or Surrey’s for brunch, Barracuda, Pascal Manale’s, Wakin’ Bakin’, Orleans Coffee & Espresso Bar, Breads on Oak, Milk Bar, Bearcat Café, Creole Creamery

Or get yourself down to Oak Street or Magazine Street for a plethora of options!

Breweries/Bars in the area accessed either a short walk from the Streetcar or via Rideshare:

If you are looking to bring the day to an end over drinks, these local breweries and bars are close by and a great option! Port Orleans Brewing Co., Broad Street Cider, The Tchoup Yard, Miel Brewery & Tap Room, NOLA Brewing, The Courtyard Brewery, St. Joe’s Bar, The Bulldog

Worried about eating in New Orleans with your dietary restriction? Here are some guides to help!

Vegan guides:

https://www.neworleans.com/blog/post/guide-to-vegan-dining-in-new-orleans/

https://www.happycow.net/north_america/usa/louisiana/new_orleans/

Gluten Free guides:

https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/recreation/healthy-living/gluten-free/

https://www.findmeglutenfree.com/us/la/new-orleans

Kosher guide:

https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/recreation/healthy-living/kosher-restaurants/

Museums & Parks

There are many museums in New Orleans that cover a variety of subjects, but here is a short list to get you started!

New Orleans Museum of Art, Contemporary Arts Center, Ogden Museum, New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, The Great American Alligator Museum, National WWII Museum, JAMNOLA

If you are looking to take a walk and enjoy the scenery check out one of our many parks!

Audubon Park, The Fly, City Park, Lafayette Square, Woldenberg Park, Jackson Square, Crescent Park.

If you want a little more wilderness and swamps you can travel out to Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, Bayou Sauvage, or the Woodlands Conservancy.

Fun Things to Do!

If you are still looking for activities you can spend time walking through the French Quarter and take in the sights and sound, hop on a riverboat on the Natchez or Creole Queen and enjoy a ride on the Mississippi River, visit Frenchman Street for live music and jazz or a nightly art market, book a cemetery or ghost tour and visit a spookier side of New Orleans!

Whatever you decide to do while you are here, we are happy to have you visit our city and share all that it has to offer with you!