New Orleans Top Attractions & Passes
New Orleans attractions, in short: we list 9 of New Orleans’s cited top attractions below. The multi-attraction passes — CityPASS and Go City — each bundle their own set of sights into one ticket; we don’t quote a price (inclusions and pricing are set by the provider and change often). Weighing whether a New Orleans city pass is worth it? That guide compares the passes neutrally.
How a city attraction pass works
A city attraction pass bundles admission to several of a city's top sights into one ticket you buy once. The big passes — CityPASS and Go City — each cover a different set of attractions and price differently, and what they include changes over time. That is why this page never prints a price or a fixed bundle: we show you the cited attractions and link you to the provider for live pricing, so you compare against the sights you actually want to see.
Photo: National Park Service / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)New Orleans is a major cultural destination in the New Orleans-Metairie metro area, home to roughly 966,000 residents. The city attracts visitors with its distinctive neighborhoods, historic landmarks, museums, and cathedrals that reflect its unique heritage and architecture. Nearby, two National Park Service sites offer additional exploration opportunities for those interested in regional history and natural areas.
Many of New Orleans' top attractions can be visited using a multi-attraction city pass, which bundles several sites into a single ticket rather than purchasing individual admissions. These passes are designed to streamline visits to popular museums, landmarks, neighborhoods, and other cultural venues across the city. For current pricing, included attractions, and availability, visit the city pass provider's website directly, as offerings and costs vary and change seasonally.
| Attraction | Type |
|---|---|
| French Quarter | Neighborhood |
| Bourbon Street | Landmark |
| The National WWII Museum | Museum |
| Jackson Square | Landmark |
| St. Louis Cathedral | Cathedral |
| Audubon Zoo | Zoo |
| Audubon Aquarium | Aquarium |
| Garden District | Neighborhood |
| New Orleans City Park | Park |
City attractions & pass-planning cheat-sheet
A city's top cited attractions and the NPS sites nearby on one page, so you can weigh a pass. Free. We never quote a pass price.
| NPS unit | Annual visits |
|---|---|
| Jean Lafitte National Historical Park & Preserve · 111.5 mi | 226,543 (2025) |
| Gulf Islands National Seashore · 125.8 mi | 7,576,923 (2025) |
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Attraction names and types are cited to New Orleans's tourism record; metro-area population is from the U.S. Census metro spine and nearby-NPS visitation from the NPS Visitor Use Statistics package, verified June 2026. How we compile this. We never quote a pass price.