As a prime vacation destination, especially for adults but not exclusively so, New Orleans has pretty much all the boxes checked.
The Crescent City has a history, all 300-plus years of it, unlike most others in America, and that is reflected practically everywhere, all of it worth a look.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
But until recently, one box was left unchecked — somewhere to get high in a city that sits below sea level. No, not that kind of high . With the recent opening of Vue Orleans , which bills itself as an observatory and cultural experience, that has changed. The public, tourists and locals alike now have the chance to get a bird’s-eye view of the Big Easy — 124 metres up, with 360-degree panoramic views — without actually taking to the air.