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Experience the charm and history of New Orleans on board the Steamboat Natchez, the only authentic steam-powered paddlewheel boat in the city. Enjoy a jazz cruise, a harbor cruise, or a dinner cruise with live music, delicious food, and stunning views of the Mississippi River. Book your tickets online and save with Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel platform.
The Natchez is a lovely leisurely ride towards the gulf and back. We really enjoy just being on the river, especially if it's a really nice day. The Creole Queen stops at Chalmette Battlefield (where the Battle of New Orleans took place). Ironically, the battlefield is a very nice peaceful park setting. You can watch a short video of the battle.
About. Cruise back in time aboard the Steamboat NATCHEZ,the last authentic steamboat on the Mississippi River. Depart from the heart of the historic French Quarter on our daily Harbor Cruises and evening cruises. Board to the sounds of the Steam Calliope, followed by a self-guided visit to the museum quality steam engine room, live historic and ...
She is operated by the New Orleans Steamboat Company and docks at the Toulouse Street Wharf. Day trips include harbor and dinner cruises along the Mississippi River. One of the two tandem-compound steam engines on the Steamboat Natchez. Each engine produces 1600 horsepower and has the dimensions 7 feet (2.1 m) by 30 inches (0.76 m) by 15 inches ...
This is a wonderful trip down the Mississippi to the Chalmette battlefields. Charles gives a fantastic, witty, droll historic account of the History of New Orleans and the lead up to the battle. You then get off the boat and onto the battlefield where a ranger gives you a great account of the battle. Then a lazy cruise back to city.
Steamboat. Length. 148 feet 6 inches. Depth. 12 feet. New Orleans was the first steamboat on the western waters of the United States. Her 1811–1812 voyage from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to New Orleans, Louisiana, on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers ushered in the era of commercial steamboat navigation on the western and mid-western continental ...
Enjoy a whole evening of New Orleans fun aboard a paddle-wheel riverboat. Enjoy unique views of the city without having to deal with crowded streets, and save time and money by combining a cruise with a night of live jazz and Creole-style dinner (if option selected). Enjoy the option to select from two dinner seatings to fit your schedule.
Streetcars in New Orleans have been an integral part of the city's public transportation network since the first half of the 19th century. The longest of New Orleans ' streetcar lines, the St. Charles Avenue line, is the oldest continuously operating street railway system in the world. [3] : 42 Today, the streetcars are operated by the New ...