things to see & do CRESCENT CITY FOOTBALL CLUB crescentcityfc.com / Lafreniere Park, 3000 Downs Rd., Metairie, 70003 / 504-715-2858 A minor league football (soccer) club founded in 2015 that offers a fun, safe, exciting, and competitive environment to engage and entertain our community by showcasing New Orleans’ local talent through the beautiful game . — Jefferson Parish TOURS -AIRBOAT AIRBOAT ADVENTURES(TM) LLC airboatadventures.com / 5145 Fleming Park Rd., Lafitte, 70067 / 504-689-2005, 888-GO-SWAMP Penetrate secluded areas of South Louisiana’s swamplands with high-speed airboats geared for groups of all sizes . It’s never been easier to glide over land and water to discover this exotic world of haunting beauty . — Westbank TOURS -CEMETERY SAVE OUR CEMETERIES saveourcemeteries.org / P.O. Box 56762, NO, 70130 / 504-525-3377 Save Our Cemeteries is the only non-profit touring organization dedicated to cemetery preservation, promotion, restoration, and protection . Historically accurate tours are our specialty . LAZY HOUND RACING lazyhoundracing.com / NO, 70115 / 504-373-7694 A running and event management company . We produce run/ walk events, running and walking tours, and activities including running, walking, and fitness . — Garden District/Uptown AIRBOAT TOURS BY ARTHUR L. MATHERNE, INC. ST. LOUIS CEMETERY NO. 1 -OFFICIAL TOURS cemeterytourneworleans.com / 501 airboattours.com / 4262 Hwy. 90, Des NEW ORLEANS PELICANS NBA BASKETBALL pelicans.com / 1501 Girod St., NO, 70113 / 504-593-4878 Experience NBA basketball at its best as the Pelicans take on the NBA’s biggest stars . Bring yourself or a group to an amazing fan experience New Orleans-style . Tickets as low as $9 . — Central Business District Allemands, 70030 / 504-810-4756, 800-975-9345 Come take a lazy, leisurely ride or an adventurous ride in the swamps in airboats . See the wildlife up close and personal with local guides . Airboats seat 6 or 15 . Charter fishing available . U .S . Coast Guard-approved captains . — Outside Metro Area Basin St., NO, 70112 / 504-777-3027, 800-368-1789 Honoring New Orleans’ rich history, The Official Tour of St . Louis Cemetery No . 1 guides you through the tombs of the city’s most famous and historical figures . Step beyond the iron gates and experience the beautiful St . Louis Cemetery . — French Quarter TOURS -CHILDREN FRENCH QUARTOUR KIDS frenchquartourkids.com / NO, 70117 / 504-975-5355 We offer kid-centric history adventures in the French Quarter for kids of all ages (and their grownups) . All tours are teacher-led, interactive and hands-on fun . We have pirate treasure hunts, ghost hunts, history tours, and more! Our family-friendly tours will create lasting memories . — French Quarter TOURS -BICYCLES AMERICAN BICYCLE RENTAL COMPANY & FREEWHEELIN’ BIKE TOURS NEW ORLEANS SAINTS neworleanssaints.com / 5800 Airline Dr., Metairie, 70003 / 504-733-0255 New Orleans Saints play NFL football in the Crescent City . Home games played in the Superdome August through December . Tickets (season and group) available at the box office (504-731-1700) or individual game tickets through Ticketmaster (504-522-5555) . — Jefferson Parish neworleansbiketour.com / 317 Burgundy St., Suite 23, NO, 70112 / 504-522-4368 Established in 2010, offering guided bicycle tours, electric bike, pedal bike, and electric scooter rentals . 5-star rated with first-class service . Local, family-owned, veteran-owned company . 24-hour self-returns . — French Quarter TOURS -CITY ADVENTURES IN NEW ORLEANS neworleansadventuretours.com / 414 Canal St., NO, 70130 / 504-523-9745, 800-464-0142 Provides a full-range of hospitality services, including city sightseeing tours, swamp and airboat tours, riverboat cruises, French Quarter walking tours, plantation tours, concierge service, groups and individual bookings, and transportation service . — Central Business District STUMPY’S HATCHET HOUSE -NOLA stumpyshh.com / 1200 Poydras St., Suite 103, NO, 70113 / 504-577-2937 A safe, controlled environment where customers can enjoy throwing hatchets to targets . Birthday, corporate team-building, bachelor/ bachelorette, date night . You name it, we throw it . A new entertainment concept for locals, tourists, and business travelers who love adventure . — Central Business District BUZZ NOLA BIKE AND ELECTRIC BIKE TOURS & RENTALS buzznola.com / 214 Magazine St., NO, 70130 / 504-533-9688 Voted no . 1 bike and electric bike tour in New Orleans . Fun and easy . Come check out our daily tours, night party rides, private tours, group tours, or rent a bike and explore the city on your own . — Central Business District SUN BELT CONFERENCE DOWN BY THE RIVER BIKE RIDE WITH LOUISIANA BUCKET BRIGADE labucketbrigade.org/take-action/book-a-bike-ride / 906 1st St., Norco, 70079 / 504-717-6482 A 4-hour bike ride that takes place 30 minutes from New Orleans in the scenic river parishes of Louisiana . Cycle on the levee alongside the Mississippi . Learn about local African-American history and the environmental justice movement . — Outside Metro Area TOURS -CULINARY DESTINATION KITCHEN TOURS/ MUST DO NOLA destination-kitchen.com / NO, 70115 / 855-sunbeltsports.org / 1500 Sugar Bowl Dr., NO, 70112 / 504-299-9066 An FBS college athletic conference composed of 12 universities . — Central Business District TULANE UNIVERSITY -ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT tulanegreenwave.com / 2950 Ben Weiner Dr., James W. Wilson Center, NO, 70118 / 504-861-WAVE Tulane University is an American Athletic Conference member currently competing in 17 NCAA Division 1-A sports . Green Wave tickets and merchandise are available online or by phone . Roll wave . — Garden District/Uptown PAVED PARADISE BIKE TOURS pavedparadisetoursnola.com / 1735 353-6634 Taste your way through New Orleans . Food, fun, culture, and history . Knowledgeable, fun and entertaining guides . Top experience, authentic tastings, top reviews . Walking tours . Bachelorette/bachelor parties, celebrations, etc . Private, public, and groups . — French Quarter TOURS -AIR HELI CO. heli-co.com / 8221 Lloyd Stearman Dr., NO, 70126 / 504-291-8999 Based at New Orleans Lakefront Airport, come join us on one of our 15-, 30-or 60-mile helicopter tours today and experience New Orleans from a new perspective . — Lakeview/Lakefront Washington Ave., NO, 70113 / 504-208-2473 / 888-683-8687 With decades of experience as guides in New Orleans, we are a locally owned and operated tour company . Our rides are filled with fun, adventure, history, and local tips to enhance your visit . Tours roll through the French Quarter, Garden District, Bywater, Marigny, Cemeteries, City Park, and everything in between . Daily tours, private tours, group outings, and bike rentals . – Garden District/Uptown DOCTOR GUMBO TOURS doctorgumbo.com / NO / 504-473-4823 A small, locally-owned and operated tour business specializing in the culinary and cocktail histories of New Orleans and Louisiana . Our mission is to provide “the cure for the common tour .” — French Quarter TOURS -CARRIAGE ROYAL CARRIAGES, INC. neworleanscarriages.com / 700 block of Decatur St. (Jackson Square), NO, 70116 / 504-943-8820 America’s oldest carriage company celebrates 75 years of mule-drawn memories . Let our licensed tour guides show you 300 years of fun-filled history aboard our carriages . Purchase tickets online . — French Quarter NEW ORLEANS CULINARY HISTORY TOURS noculinarytours.com / 4648 Lafaye St., NEW ORLEANS AERIAL TOURS & FLIGHT TRAINING NO, 70122 / 504-427-9595, 877-278-8240 New Orleans Culinary History Tours offers a French Quarter Tasting Tour with a cooking school ($98) daily at 10 am, a French Quarter Tasting Tour ($58) daily at 1:30 pm, and a Classic New Orleans Drinks Tour ($70) daily at 4 pm . — New Orleans East neworleansaerialtours.com / 5701 Walter Beech St., NO, 70126 / 504-241-9131, 877-359-6652 NOLA by air . Just plane fun . From the bayou to the Superdome, from the river to the lake, you can capture it all in one flight by airplane . Come see our cultural gems from a different altitude . — Lakeview/Lakefront 96
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