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Ticket and booking rules for New Orleans: timed entries, closing days and official links, checked September 2026.
Checked September 2026 against official sources
New Orleans
Bookings and opening rules
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Tickets and opening days
- The National WWII Museum is open daily 9:00–17:00, closed on Mardi Gras Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day; general admission is USD 37 for adults, USD 34 for seniors (65+), USD 27 for students, military and K–12 educators, free for children under 5, with the film Beyond All Boundaries USD 9 extra.Source: The National WWII Museum, plan your visit · checked Sep 2026
- St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 can only be entered with the archdiocese's official guided tour, which runs daily from 9:00 to 16:00, lasts about 55 minutes and costs from USD 29 for adults and USD 22 for children; no other tour company is permitted inside.Source: Cemetery Tours of New Orleans (New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries) · checked Sep 2026
- Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in the Garden District is closed to the public for restoration and no reopening date has been set.Source: Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 · checked Sep 2026
- Preservation Hall presents traditional New Orleans jazz nightly in 45-minute sets; all ages are welcome, and the concert schedule and tickets are released about two weeks in advance.Source: Preservation Hall, FAQ · checked Sep 2026
- The New Orleans Museum of Art is open Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10:00–17:00 and Wednesday 12:00–19:00, closed Mondays; out-of-state visitors pay USD 23 for adults, USD 18 for seniors and USD 16 for students, and everyone 19 and under enters free. The Besthoff Sculpture Garden is free and open daily 10:00–18:00 from April to September and 10:00–17:00 from October to March.Source: New Orleans Museum of Art, visit · checked Sep 2026
- The Historic New Orleans Collection at 520 Royal Street is open Tuesday to Saturday 9:30–16:30 and Sunday 10:30–16:30; admission is free.Source: The Historic New Orleans Collection, visit · checked Sep 2026
- St. Louis Cathedral is open to visitors daily 9:30–16:00, with last entry at 15:45; entry is free and a self-guided tour brochure is available for USD 1. The cathedral closes to visitors during Mass, weddings and funerals.Source: St. Louis Cathedral, visit · checked Sep 2026
- The French Market's flea market is open daily 10:00–16:00 and the farmers' market daily 10:00–18:00, at 1008 N. Peters Street.Source: French Market New Orleans · checked Sep 2026
On the day
What to watch at each stop
Preservation Hall
- Nightly 45-minute sets, all ages; tickets released about two weeks ahead on preservationhall.com, or queue for standing room
Questions
Quick answers
Which days should I plan around?
The New Orleans Museum of Art is closed on Mondays, and the Historic New Orleans Collection on Mondays too. The WWII Museum is open daily except Mardi Gras, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas. St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 tours run daily. The French Market's flea and farmers' markets are open every day. Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest in late April and early May, and any Saints home game fill the hotels; the hurricane season peaks in August and September, and summer afternoons bring thunderstorms.
How much do the tickets cost?
The cathedral, the parks, the markets, the Historic New Orleans Collection and the streets themselves are free. The WWII Museum is USD 37 for adults, the cemetery tour from USD 29, the New Orleans Museum of Art USD 23 for out-of-state visitors with the sculpture garden free, and Preservation Hall sets are ticketed by the show. Streetcars are USD 1.25 a ride or USD 3 for a day pass.
How do I get around?
On foot in the French Quarter and by streetcar beyond it: the St. Charles line to the Garden District, the Canal line to City Park, the Riverfront line along the levee. Pay USD 1.25 in exact cash on board, or buy a Jazzy Pass for one, three or seven days in the Le Pass app. Taxis and ride-hailing apps are plentiful, and a bicycle is a good way to reach the Bywater and City Park.
The days these rules belong to
3 days in New Orleans
The French Quarter is thirteen blocks by six and flat, so day one never needs a vehicle: Jackson Square when the artists set up, the cathedral, the French Market for coffee and beignets, Royal Street for the antique shops and the Historic New Orleans Collection, and the two music streets after dark. Day two starts across Rampart Street in Tremé, the oldest Black neighbourhood in the country, with the cemetery tour that is the only way in, and rides the St. Charles streetcar to the Garden District in the afternoon. Day three is the WWII Museum in the morning, the art museum and sculpture garden in City Park by the Canal streetcar, and Bourbon Street to finish. Buy a Jazzy Pass for the streetcars; St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is entered only with the licensed tour, and Lafayette Cemetery in the Garden District is closed.
