{"id":5521,"date":"2014-08-14T06:21:02","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T13:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/add-vodka.com\/?p=5521"},"modified":"2015-04-26T19:46:42","modified_gmt":"2015-04-27T02:46:42","slug":"cheap-things-to-do-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/add-vodka.com\/cheap-things-to-do-new-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 3 Frugal (But Amazing) Things to do in New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"
Each year, my best friend and I try to take a trip together within North America. Prior to 2012, the trips have been mainly on the West Coast. This year, because of the wedding<\/a>,\u00a0new jobs<\/a> on both of our parts, plus an extended honeymoon<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>on mine, we weren’t able to get away.<\/p>\n In 2012, we visited New York City<\/a> together, and in\u00a02013 we chose New Orleans.<\/p>\n Many personal finance bloggers are going to FINCON, a financial blogging conference, which will be held in New Orleans in September, so I thought this would be a great time to recap my trip. Better late than never, no? Luckily, New Orleans is a place for cheap entertainment <\/a>(and even cheaper beer), so the FINCON founders did well to choose it.<\/p>\n New Orleans has been, hands down, my favourite city to visit in the US.<\/strong> I’d say North America but I’m quite fond of Vancouver.<\/p>\n You’ll never go bored in NOLA. There’s everything from culture to amazing food and cheap entertainment, and I’d go back in a heart beat. I’m not attending the conference because I will be on my honeymoon, but here are a few things that we did in the Big Easy that were cheap and so awesome, it would be criminal not to check them out.<\/p>\n You can’t go to NOLA without hearing a ghost story or checking out a haunted house. American Horror Story<\/em> is filmed in New Orleans, as was Ravenswood<\/em>.<\/p>\n We were intrigued by the haunted reputation of the old city, and we were both interested in hearing more about it. We registered for a walking tour of the Garden District cemeteries and haunted houses, which turned out to be, hands down<\/em>, my favourite activity of our entire trip. At only $20\/person, it’s pretty affordable.<\/p>\n You can find many companies offering walking tours of the haunted Garden District in the French Quarter. Wander through to find a discounted tour; be sure to ask if the guide is a local who grew up nearby, since they have the best stories.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n We started our tour in Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, which is where the above photo was taken. It’s an interesting but creepy place to explore, and convenient in that it’s right across the street from Commander’s Palace<\/a>\u00a0and a short walk to stores, restaurants and cafes.<\/p>\n We toured the Garden District, seeing Brangelina’s, Sandra Bullock’s, and Anne Rice’s homes, the house at which the Curious Case of Benjamin Button was filmed, and a whole slew of interesting and supposedly haunted homes and plantations.<\/p>\n If you want to give yourself a walking tour, I am sure you could bring your smart phone and let it guide you through the neighbourhoods. The Garden District is stunning in and of itself, and is worth a look even if you don’t learn about the hauntings.<\/p>\nGarden District Cemetery Walking Tour ($20\/person)<\/h3>\n
Rum Distillery Tour ($10\/person, including transportation & drinks)<\/h3>\n