Ben A.
Yelp
This may not be a popular opinion, but I really did not enjoy New Orleans. I know, I know... Big party city, hundreds of years of history, voodoo, intrigue and mystique. But visiting the place with three children 14 and under at the end of June 2022, and parking six blocks North of Bourbon Street because I had a camper trailer on my truck made it less than pleasant overall. I'm not sure if it was the time we visited or not, but the place seem to be overrun with sketchy people wandering around aimlessly, smoking a lot of different things.
Granted, there were some highlights, and I'm really glad I got to see the place after all these years, but compared to some other things we saw on our 9000 mile summer road trip, this wasn't even in the top 20.
Among the things that helped us salvage our time here was this museum, the Cabildo. as a 20+ year educator, and a self-professed history nerd, I really enjoy dragging my family here. There are definitely some awesome pieces to this museum, with multiple floors dedicated to different parts of Louisiana and United States history. our visit here turned out to be doubly fortuitous as we arrived just as a heavy thunderstorm was hit in the area. Even the glass and the windows upstairs was historical and old, and my kids... Who under most circumstances don't exactly jump out of their shoes for joy at the thought of visiting a history Museum... found some interesting things to see and do here.
Lots of photo opportunities, including a few cool shots from upstairs out the windows at New Orleans below.
The price was a little expensive for a history museum, but I suppose it supports the preservation of these items, research, and they continued curation of new items that document our collective story.