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5 free things to do in New Orleans

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People ride the ferryboat across the Mississippi from downtown New Orleans.

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The ferryboat, bottom right, crosses the Mississippi from downtown New Orleans to Algiers Point. A boat ride is one of the best ways to get a look at the New Orleans skyline and the Mississippi River's daily parade of river barges, steamships and cruise ships.

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People take photos the Sydney Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden in City Park in New Orleans.

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Crowds congregate on Bourbon Street for festivities outside the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter on Mardi Gras, one of the biggest free parties in the world.

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People walk through the Sydney Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden in City Park in New Orleans.

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People walk through the Sydney Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden in City Park in New Orleans. The New Orleans Museum of Art is located in the park, and while there's a fee to enter the museum, just beyond the museum are dozens of art objects you can see for free.

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It's expensive to be a tourist in a town that's hosting two of the biggest events of the new year — Mardi Gras and the NFL Super Bowl — but New Orleans has plenty of free things to do. The nearly 300-year-old French city has walkable neighborhoods and scenic public parks dotted with centuries-old oak trees draped in Spanish moss, along with a free ferry and historic market.
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    • People ride the ferryboat across the Mississippi from downtown New Orleans.
    • The ferryboat, bottom right, crosses the Mississippi from downtown New Orleans to Algiers Point. A boat ride is one of the best ways to get a look at the New Orleans skyline and the Mississippi River’s daily parade of river barges, steamships and cruise ships.
    • People take photos the Sydney Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden in City Park in New Orleans.
    • Crowds congregate on Bourbon Street for festivities outside the Royal Sonesta Hotel in the French Quarter on Mardi Gras, one of the biggest free parties in the world.
    • People walk through the Sydney Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden in City Park in New Orleans.
    • People walk through the Sydney Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden in City Park in New Orleans. The New Orleans Museum of Art is located in the park, and while there’s a fee to enter the museum, just beyond the museum are dozens of art objects you can see for free.
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