Getting to and around New Orleans has always been an adventure. Situated near the mouth of the Mississippi, the city is essentially surrounded by water and swamps.
While most people likely fly into the airport, or take I-10 from Mobile or Baton Route, the best route into the city by car is from the north across Lake Pontchartrain.
The Lake Pntchartrain Causeway is a 24 mile long bridge. Completed in the 1950s it is to this day the longest bridge in the world over water.
Which results in a funny looking navigation system – we are in the middle of the lake, still 14 miles from shore.
Eventually you get close enough to see the skyline of the city off in the distance.
Once you make it to town you see plenty of the ride share bicycles.
Although this person chose his own unique ride.
The Port of New Orleans is one of the busiest ports in the country, with constant ships coming in off the Gulf of Mexico and up the Mississippi River.
The tugboats stay busy all day.
At the base of Canal Street is the tourist ship The Natchez, a faux stern-wheeler.
The best transportation however are the streetcars.
New Orleans turned out to be a fairly easy city to navigate.
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