Tours, tickets and day trips in New Orleans
The sights with published visitor numbers, the heritage listings, and the towns close enough for a day out.
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| New Orleans Public Library | 1,136,967 | 2015 |
The busiest is New Orleans Public Library at 1,136,967 visitors in 2015. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Day trips from New Orleans
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans to Baton Rouge | United States | 120 km (75 mi) | about 1 h 57 min |
| New Orleans to Lafayette | United States | 189 km (118 mi) | about 3 h 5 min |
| New Orleans to Mobile | United States | 212 km (132 mi) | about 3 h 27 min |
| New Orleans to Jackson | United States | 261 km (162 mi) | about 4 h 15 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
What is the most visited attraction in New Orleans?
New Orleans Public Library, with 1,136,967 visitors in 2015 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.