Turismo Nueva Orleans (Barrio y mercado francés y Museo Segunda Guerra Mundial)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.68 mi
- Elevation gain
- 49 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 49 ft
- Max elevation
- 93 ft
- TrailRank
- 66
- Min elevation
- 5 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours 2 minutes
- Time
- 7 hours 48 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1300
- Uploaded
- January 25, 2022
- Recorded
- January 2022
near Storyville, Louisiana (United States)
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Itinerary description
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If you find a trip to New Orleans, visit the French Quarter and its charming streets, in the center of the city. Canal Street is the street that borders it and the origin of this modern city. In fact, the first settlers settled here and freed slaves who no longer had to work on the nearby cotton or sugar plantations came to live. Its influence is felt in practically each of the facades of the buildings or enclosed gardens of this small neighborhood.
New Orleans was the birthplace of jazz music, but it was the French Quarter that led the way. Jazz emerged in the music of the slaves, which served them as a vehicle for the raucous expression of momentary freedom. Over the years, as immigrants began to integrate as free men, that music evolved into a mix of musical styles unique to New Orleans. This amalgamation of styles was called "jazz". The French Quarter remains the nerve center of jazz and parades are held throughout the year in celebration of this pioneering music.
Apart from the musical, the history of the French Quarter also has a dark side. Stop by the LaLaurie Mansion on Royal Street, which is said to be haunted because a secret chamber was found in its attic where several slaves were tortured. Nearby, you can enter the city of the dead, the Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1, where the remains of Marie Laveau, the voodoo queen, lie. It is said that if you leave an offering before his grave, he will grant you a wish.
Relive the romance of the past by boarding one of the horse-drawn carriages stationed on Decatur Street and ride past the various colonial buildings in the neighborhood. Many of them are now upscale French restaurants where couples dine by candlelight. The French Quarter is also home to St. Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square, must-see stops on trips to the city.
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Provisioning
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Waypoint
56 ft
Casa Lalaurie
LaLaurie House (the "Haunted House") his is the city's most famous private residence, built before 1831 by Sir Louis Barthelmy of Maccatthy (sometimes spelled Macarty). One of his daughters, Delphine laLaurie, purchased the house in August 1831 and turned it into a venue for grand social events. However, there were persistent rumors about LaLaurie's servants. In 1833, one of the neighbors told the police that she had seen Delfina l,aLaurie mercilessly flog a little black slave who later fell from the roof. In 1834 there was a fire. Neighbors broke into a room full of choking smoke by breaking through a locked door, where they found seven starving and battered children with their legs and necks shackled in the most painful positions imaginable. A newspaper suggested that Madame LaLaurie had set the fire. Citizens began to demonstrate outside the house. Suddenly, a carriage pulled out of the carriage house and drove off. The dilapidated house was later restored but the LaLauries never returned. After she died in Europe, Delfina's body was secretly moved to this city for burial. There are those who say that the house has been haunted ever since and that wails, screams and the savage sound of whips can be heard. You may want to stop by at night to hear it with your own ears.
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