2 Best Sights in New Orleans, Louisiana

Southern Food and Beverage Museum

Uptown

This 30,000-square-foot museum, which opened in 2014 on the up-and-coming O.C. Haley Boulevard, was designed to educate visitors on the vast amount of knowledge and art that has accrued around two near-obsessions in the South: eating and drinking. Exhibits feature information on fishermen, farmers, and chefs as well as the many cultures that contribute to this region's tradition of cocktails and cuisine. There's a food gift shop and a tasting room with chef demonstrations; call ahead for updates, current exhibitions, and programs.

The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk

CBD

This riverfront shopping center reopened in 2014 as an outlet mall with 75 stores, including Coach, Neiman Marcus Last Call, and Forever 21. Various cruise ships leave from outside the Riverwalk or from the Julia Street Wharf, slightly upriver.