City Park Festival And Recreational Grounds is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

1. City Park Festival And Recreational Grounds

8.6
New Orleans, LA
Park · City Park · 60 tips and reviews

Herman S F.Herman S Freeman: Exercise [-> Wed Aug 21st 2013 <-] day Herman & Lena walked 3-3/4 Of A Miles @ City Park Festival & Recreational Grounds from 5:35 Am- 7:00 am

Scott G.Scott Greenwald: Check out the annual Hogs for Cause food festival. 12,000 attendees last year, over 70 pit competitors and great live music. Cooks also offer up some local favorites; jambalaya, alligator sausage ...

Herman S F.Herman S Freeman: Exercise [->Tues Aug 13th 2013 <-] Day from 5:30 Am - 6:35 Am Lena & Herman walked 3-0/0 miles

Crescent Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

2. Crescent Park

8.9
River Front, New Orleans, LA
Park · Bywater · 22 tips and reviews

CNNCNN: Picture New York's High Line with a riverfront -- Crescent Park is a 1.4-mile recreational corridor bordering the Mississippi that includes a fenced dog run, picnic areas, and hike and bike trails. Read more.

Erica J.Erica Johnson: Fantastic views of downtown and the river. Get a little exercise and fresh air!

Plwm B.Plwm Bwm: This park has some of my favourite views of New Orleans. It's nice and quiet too

Restaurant R'evolution is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

3. Restaurant R'evolution

8.8
777 Bienville St, New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · French Quarter · 81 tips and reviews

Gambit New OrleansGambit New Orleans: Weekday lunch specials recreate dishes from Maylie's to Kolb's- Gambit's Five in 5 dishes that pay tribute to Nola greats. Read more.

Pete D.Pete Dumont: Incredible food, service. Great ambiance. LOVED this place! Try the homemade peanut butter ice cream.

Curt G.Curt Gibbs: Eat at the bar and bring your mobile charger to charge your phone while eating and consider a half order of crawfish boil risotto

Audubon Park is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

4. Audubon Park

9.4
6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA
Park · Audubon · 61 tips and reviews

Becherovka VoyagerBecherovka Voyager: This park is filled with graceful Spanish Oaks and has open spaces perfect for all sorts of recreational activities with buddies. How about a picnic, starring home made Becherovka cocktails?

Tim H.Tim Hettler: Excellent park if you need an afternoon off from day-drinking. Don't miss Bird Island; it really lives up to the name.

Em L.Em LeMieux: A beautiful urban park with a nice jogging trail, many gorgeous live oaks, and safe and clean playgrounds for the children.

Upperline Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

5. Upperline Restaurant

1413 Upperline St (at Prytania St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Uptown · 26 tips and reviews

Damien I.Damien Islam-Frenoy: 12 hour slow roasted duckling is amazing: silky, juicy and delicious! I didn't know duck could taste this good!

Gambit New OrleansGambit New Orleans: Upperline is home to the classic pairing of shrimp remoulade with fried green tomatos. - Gambit's Five in 5

TripExpertTripExpert: Try some of these Creole dishes: "Duck with ginger-peach sauce, veal grillades over rich cheese grits, an outstanding duck and andouille étouffée." -concierge.com on TripExpert Read more.

Bourbon Heat is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

6. Bourbon Heat

7.1
711 Bourbon Street (btwn St Peter & Orleans), New Orleans, LA
Arts and Entertainment · French Quarter · 51 tips and reviews

Kat G.Kat Gloria: Perfectly seasoned and fried catfish po boy and gumbo. Props to the talented and friendly chef and the generous bartenders.

Stephen M.Stephen Melancon: Eat nic's Bacon...and drink his patron.

Dustin M.Dustin Martinez: Friday Night is LADIES NIGHT!!!

Fritzel's European Jazz Pub is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

7. Fritzel's European Jazz Pub

8.7
733 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA
Jazz and Blues Venue · French Quarter · 90 tips and reviews

Tera W.Tera Walker: Alen Broom, Mike, Richard, and Brian are amazing jazz artists! They don't just recreate the good ol' days of jazz...they make it current!

Paula F.Paula Freire: Very good coktails and awesome jazz music! Try the Hurricane and, if you can't drink alcohol, order the Bayou Cooler: it's delicious!

EsquireEsquire: Congratulations, you've found one of Esquire's Best Bars in America. The blistering swing combo takes requests and it has cheap shots of Jagermeister, which was supposedly introduced to America here. Read more.

The Carousel Bar & Lounge is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

8. The Carousel Bar & Lounge

8.7
214 Royal St (in Hotel Monteleone), New Orleans, LA
Hotel Bar · French Quarter · 272 tips and reviews

Plwm B.Plwm Bwm: Good place to see lots of tourists wearing flip flops. Recreate the carousel bar by just getting very drunk at a normal bar.

Russell H.Russell Holley: The bar bites are amazing. Seafood beignets and the jambalaya, crawfish pie and file gumbo trio are out of this world.

Food & WineFood & Wine: One of New Orleans's most famous watering holes, this circus-themed piano bar has a carousel on its revolving bar.

Rum House is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

9. Rum House

8.8
3128 Magazine St (9th St.), New Orleans, LA
Caribbean Restaurant · Irish Channel · 177 tips and reviews

Blaze E.Blaze Edwards: Do yourself a favor and get the Rum House salad!! Woah! They sell the sauce, so I'm about to recreate this masterpiece at home.

Steven S.Steven Smith: Get any of the tacos. Grilled fish of the day was excellent. Mojitos, some of the best

Dilbert F.Dilbert Fairwell: Once I saw Samuel L. Jackson here. I kept screaming "I want these motherfucking snakes off my motherfucking plantains!" We had a good time.

City of New Orleans is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

10. City of New Orleans

Louisiana
City · 93 tips and reviews

Whitney H.Whitney H.: Mr. B's Bistro is a great restaurant: famous for barbecue shrimp. Cafe Du Monde has fabulous chickory coffee and beignets.

Michelin Travel & LifestyleMichelin Travel & Lifestyle: Carnival isn’t just for a day here: Parades, balls, and plenty of king cakes make this party town even more festive from January 6th to Mardi Gras. - Green Guide Editor

Mandi T.Mandi Thompson: NOLA = best place in USA

Rock 'n' Bowl is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

11. Rock 'n' Bowl

8.6
3016 S Carrollton Ave (at Earhart Blvd.), New Orleans, LA
Bowling Alley · Gert Town · 31 tips and reviews

Gloria C.Gloria Chin: award winning fried bread pudding poboy, golden fried pickles, mellow joy coffee

TicketWebTicketWeb: Bowling + Rock show = perfect score! Sharpen up your pencils and put on your dancing shoes! TW ♥'s Rock 'n' Bowl! Read more.

William M.William Mayes: A unique slice of New Orleans. Bowl on Friday and Saturdays, sometimes more nights with a live band playing. Tab Benoit there for New years eve.

One Eyed Jacks is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

12. One Eyed Jacks

615 Toulouse St (at Royal), New Orleans, LA
Rock Club · French Quarter · 30 tips and reviews

John P.John Paul: It's no secret. The best place to hear live music. The sound system is dope!

MTVMTV: Love going here on Thursday's, 80's night! - Preston, Real World: New Orleans

Team CocoTeam Coco: "My normal drink is a "Special" Tom Collins - it's a normal Tom Collins, but I have them hold the gin, lemon juice, and sugar. And instead of carbonated water, I have them use tap." - Conan O'Brien

Pat O'Brien's is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

13. Pat O'Brien's

8.0
718 Saint Peter St (at Bourbon St.), New Orleans, LA
Piano Bar · French Quarter · 533 tips and reviews

Erik R.Erik Rowley: Classic bar, beautiful court yard, excellent food (shrimp and grits), live music, and of course the original Hurricane =)

MTVMTV: Must get a hurricane! - Preston, Real World: New Orleans

Mark U.Mark Uranza: Dueling piano bars and hurricanes!!!

Bourbon Street is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

14. Bourbon Street

7.5
Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA
Road · French Quarter · 142 tips and reviews

Alice N.Alice Naser: Bourbon is the best street to wander around. There's something going on in every bar- enjoy it & just explore!

Ms. L.Ms. Lady: cant go to New Orleans and not go to Bourbon

Kelly K.Kelly Kyle: Tourists, please enjoy yourselves, but remember and respect the fact that this is our neighborhood, not a theme park.

Mother's Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Recreation in New Orleans.

15. Mother's Restaurant

8.0
401 Poydras St (at Tchoupitoulas St), New Orleans, LA
Cajun and Creole Restaurant · Central Business District · 478 tips and reviews

Matt S.Matt Sackley: Seafood platter is a great option to split for two. You get to try a little bit of everything, the food here is amazing!

Team CocoTeam Coco: "If this place was as authentic as the name implies, you would eat your entire meal while someone screams at you that you're worthless." - Conan O'Brien

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: Watch out for the special sandwich ingredient at this New Orleans eatery. It’s called “debris.” As seen on Travel Channel’s Man v. Food Nation.