The Maple Leaf Bar is one of New Orleans’ best known music clubs. Established in 1974, the Maple Leaf has live performances seven nights a week. They feature an eclectic mix of music styles from blues to rock to zydeco. They also host a range of musicians from groups that are just starting out to local celebrities such as The...

The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) opened in 1976 during a time when people were becoming interested in the connection between the visual and the performing arts.  Over the past 40 years the CAC has become an integral part of the New Orleans arts community.  The building on Camp Street has two floors of exhibitions as well as a busy schedule...

Ask a New Orleanian where the New Orleans Jazz Museum is and you will probably be met with a blank stare.  To locals this is simply the Old U S Mint building.  Dating back to 1835, it is the only building to have minted coins for both the United States and the Confederacy.  In 1981, however, it became part of...