New Orleans virgin...advice?

[Diesel]

I live about 45 minutes to 1h 15m from there

If you AREN'T bar goers, you want to avoid burban street at all costs, unless you like seeing drunk people fall down


If you like mexican food, swing by Pancho's mexican buffet without hesitation. It recently re-opened after 3-4 years of closure because of Hurricane Katrina. The new location is on Airline I believe, but if you can't find it just ask around, I'm sure just about anyone in the city will know.

The zoo and the aquarium are great if your the kind of person who enjoys those sorts of things, highly recommended.

Check out the French Quarter as many have recommended.

Also, don't believe all the "southern hospitality" things you hear. Not everyone is the nicest person in the world in New Orleans.