Amtrak Vacations

With a special mixture of its world-renowned music scene, the extravagant nightlife, luscious cuisine, romantic architecture and the mystic voodoo culture, New Orleans has everything for everyone. It is a place for thrill-seekers, lovers of music, rich culture and world-renowned restaurants.

A stroll down Bourbon Street introduces you to a kaleidoscope of music and cuisine. Listen to the old-timers playing jazz and blues at the historic Preservation Hall, enjoy beignets and café au lait, sample delicious Creole cuisine and soak in the unique southern charm that New Orleans is known for. And, who can resist New Orleans biggest holiday which takes place in February - ‘Mardi Gras’, featuring music, parades, floats and excitement!

So Whether you know it as "The City that Care Forgot" or "The Big Easy," New Orleans is a lot more than just a party town. Completely unique thanks to its French, Spanish and African-American cultural legacies and a history rich with heroes and scoundrels, New Orleans is also a city of profound resiliency. It’s a city that refused to be swept away by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. And while scars remain in some neighborhoods, especially the Lower Ninth Ward, key destinations like the French Quarter, St. Charles Avenue, Magazine Street, and the Garden District are once again the vibrant, bustling centers of activity they always have been. Residents, too, have been energized by this renaissance, welcoming visitors with a characteristically warm embrace. New Orleans’ signature charm is unmistakable, and one day among its live oaks and gracious architecture – or one night spent on bawdy Bourbon Street – will have you yearning for another visit before you’ve even completed the first. Voodoo and the bayou. The Superdome and Mardi Gras. Saints and sinners. Steamy jazz and muggy nights. Po’boys and beignets … Laissez les bon temps rouler, indeed!

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