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The Big Easy gets decked out for Mardi Gras.


Enjoy étouffée, a dish created in New Orleans.


Sunset at Jackson Square in the French Quarter. It is among New Orleans’ many National Historic Landmarks.


The World War II Museum – Photo by Richard Nowitz


cuisine. Po’ boy and muffuletta sandwiches came from its culinary junction of soul food and Creole and Cajun fare, as did oysters Rockefeller, bananas Foster and many other favorites including étouffée, jambalaya and New Orleans beignets with powdered sugar on top. Visitors will also find history at nearly every turn in


Te Big Easy. What is now New Orleans was established by French colonists in 1717 and named after the Duke of Orleans, a regent for King Louis XV. Te colony and Mississippi global port city was under Spanish rule from the 1760s until the early 19th century when it was ceded back to France, only to be sold to the Unites States in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase, a real estate acquisition that doubled the size of the country. New


Orleans is to home distinct French and Spanish Creole architecture with thousands of historical buildings, most built before 1935, in its Uptown district. New Orleans is also where the most famous Mardi Gras of all happens. Te massive pre-Lenten celebration got its start in America during French colonial times.


A Peek at Neighborhoods and Things to Do National World War II Museum: From D-Day


galleries to a 4-D cinematic experience to the groundbreaking new Campaigns of Courage, this world-renowned history museum is designed to inspire visitors of all ages in the lessons of World War II and the stories of heroism, tragedy and liberation.


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