Virtual Tour of Historic New Orleans
Virtual Field Trip to The Big Easy
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Head on down to the Big Easy with the American Battlefield Trust. We have jazz music, great friends, and outstanding food on this virtual tour of one of America's iconic cities. Tour the fantastic National World War II Museum. Take a class on Creole cuisine at the New Orleans School of Cooking. Walk down iconic Bourbon Street. Take to the Mighty Mississippi River as we journey to Chalmette and the famous Battle of New Orleans. Visit Metairie Cemetery and go behind the scenes at the Cabildo and Confederate Memorial Hall. From Louis Armstrong to Napoleon Bonaparte, to Andrew Jackson and Andrew Jackson Higgins, we'll explore the sights and sounds of the home of America's largest Mardi Gras celebration in the Cresent City.
Browse by chapter in this video
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Welcome to New Orleans
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Jackson Square
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The Cabildo & The Louisiana Purchase
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Pirate’s Alley
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Royal Street
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Bourbon Street
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Chartres Street
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Joan of Arc
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Central Grocery
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Café Du Monde
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New Orleans School of Cooking
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Metairie Cemetery
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Ride on the Mississippi River
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Chalmette Battlefield
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Chalmette National Cemetery
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New Orleans & The Civil War
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Confederate Memorial Hall Civil War Museum
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Middle Passage
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New Orleans Jazz Museum
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After the Civil War
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The National World War II Museum
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Related Battles
Battle Facts
Louisiana | January 8, 1815
Result: United States Victory
Estimated Casualties
2,096
United States
62
62
United Kingdom
2,034
2,034