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Coast Guard cutters or tugboats the trail of crushed
often temporarily tie up along shells that top the
this stretch of the river, giving grassy levee. This
walkers a close-up view of the manmade embankment
vessels. Just past Woldenberg is part of a system of
Park is the Audubon Aquarium levees along thousands
of the Americas (see pp92–3) of miles of river-
and Entergy IMAX Theater 6. front that protects
This area is filled with whimsical communities from the
sculptures of marine life, shady Mississippi’s floodwaters.
park benches, and outdoor On the right, you
vendors serving refreshments. can see the Algiers
Courthouse 0, a grand
Canal Street Ferry to Romanesque Revival
Old Algiers Point The facade of St. Louis Cathedral structure built in 1896
Next to the aquarium is the
DECATUR STREET 2 Ferry 7 (see p217), a state-run New Orleans skyline, St. Louis toward the river, you can watch
after a devastating fire
terminal for the Canal Street
wiped out much of the
neighborhood. Looking
JACKSON
commuter ferry providing rides
SQUARE
Cathedral (see pp58–9), as well
huge ships from around the
for foot passengers across the
1
globe make the dramatic
Mississippi. If the ferry is not in
as the various craft that ply the
river, including the gigantic
3
hairpin turn round Algiers Point.
This curve in the river suggested
New Orleans’ most enduring
nickname, the Crescent City.
4 Follow the levee path for
about 1,640 ft (500 m), then
PATTERSON ROAD descend the set of colorfully
WOLDENBERG painted concrete steps down
M i s s i s s i p p i Patterson Road and continue
RIVERFRONT
PARK 0 OLIVIER STREET to Patterson Road. Turn left on
5 MORGAN ST DELARONDE STREET VERRET STREET PELICAN AVENUE walking one block to Olivier
Street. Turn right and walk two
OLD ALGIERS
AVENUE
POINT
beautifully restored Creole
9 BERMUDA STREET blocks past some of the area’s
PELICAN townhouses and shotgun-style
homes (see p37). Turn right on
cruise ships Pelican Avenue, a tree-shaded
berthed just residential street with more
upriver. The ferry
SEGUIN STREET
6 docks in Old Algiers distinctive architecture. At the
Canal – Algiers Ferry in 1719. After leaving the Algiers turn right here and continue up
BOUNY ST
end you reach Bouny Street;
Point 9, a village established
the levee to the ferry terminal
terminal, turn left and follow for the return trip.
CANAL ST 7 0 meters 300
PL DE FRANCE 8 0 yards 300
Key
Walk route
dock at the terminal, you could
use the waiting time to explore
the adjacent Spanish Plaza 8
(see p90). Dedicated in 1976,
the plaza was a gift from Spain
in a gesture of friendship to its
one-time colony and features
a fountain ringed by tile
mosaics of Spanish coats of
arms. The ferry ride is brief but
offers excellent views of the 8 The fountain at the center of the Spanish Plaza
For keys to symbols see back flap
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