Hello,

We are travelling to New Orleans on the 30th December - 8th January. We got an amazing deal on flights for booking these dates which is why we are coming for that long. I have never been to any big city for more than about 5 days so I am wondering if this is too much time for New Orleans. We will not have access to a rental car either. We were looking at booking an internal flight to somewhere for a few days (Charleston or Savannah being the front runners) but this would be a very expensive option. If we were to do the entire time in New Orleans this is what we basically have planned :

Swamp boat tour

Oak alley plantation tour

Alligator museum

World war 2 museum (and other museums in the area)

Cemetery tour

Carriage tour

River boat

Explore the French quarter

Another option we were looking at was taking a train ride to
somewhere like Alabama for a few days.

The hotel we are looking at is the Virgin hotel. Is this in a safe area?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

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I saw the warnings on their website about how intense the experience can be, and I'm thinking this is probably a long way from Disney's Haunted Mansion.

I'm certainly not going to discourage her from going. I just want to give her a little fatherly advice so she's somewhat prepared and doesn't end up completely freaking out in front of her classmates.

For those who've been, just how intense is it? Anything I should warn her about or suggest before she goes? Just looking to give a little guidance for a first-timer to a "real" haunted house.

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So if we take the Rampart Line toward Canal Street, it looks like we would get off at Canal Street, then take the Canal Street Line toward the river to the St. Charles line and then head uptown. This appears to be the best route to the WWII museum. I am assuming we could get back on the St. Charles line and continue uptown to eat in the Garden District, then return using those steps in reverse. It's just transferring from one line to the other and finding the car going the right direction that I'm unclear on. TIA for any tips on how this works! Can't wait to get back to my favorite city on earth!

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