The Higgins Hotel New Orleans, Curio Collection by Hilton

The number one visitor attraction in New Orleans, the museums' five pavilions, theatres and exhibits host over 800,000 visitors yearly, and tell the story of the American Experience in World War II, a war that changed the entire world. Located just across the street from The Higgins Hotel and Conference Center. The newest exhibit, Expressions of America, is an immersive, outdoor sound and light show that combines cutting edge technology and special effects with real words and stories of everyday people who made a tremendous impact during a time of monumental conflict.

Located in the vibrant Warehouse Arts District of downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art holds the largest and most comprehensive collection of Southern art and is recognized for its original exhibitions, public events and educational programs which examine the development of visual art alongside Southern traditions of music, literature and culinary heritage to provide a comprehensive story of the South. Established in 1999, and in Stephen Goldring Hall at 925 Camp Street since 2003, the Museum welcomes almost 85,000 visitors annually, and attracts diverse audiences through its broad range of programming including exhibitions, lectures, film screenings, and concerts which are all part of its mission to broaden the knowledge, understanding, interpretation and appreciation of the visual arts and culture of the American South.

One of the most iconic images of New Orleans, the public streetcar takes guests from the hotel either uptown along St. Charles Avenue through the Garden District, offering one of the largest collections of Antebellum architecture in the U.S., or downtown towards the French Quarter with ease. The dark green St. Charles streetcar is the oldest continuously operating streetcar line in the world. Vintage streetcars built by Perley A. Thomas Company still run along a 6-mile crescent from Carondelet at Canal Street in the Central Business District through the oldest and most majestic section of Uptown New Orleans, around the Riverbend to Carrollton at Claiborne Avenue.

Confederate Memorial Hall opened its doors in New Orleans on January 8, 1891, and since that time has been commemorating the military history and heritage of the South. The museum is the oldest in Louisiana and houses one of the largest collections of Confederate memorabilia in the United States. Memorial Hall was built in the most popular architectural style of its time, the Richardsonian Romanesque. Henry Hobson Richardson, a native Louisianan who lived nearby on Julia Street, was the nation’s leading architect in 1885. He had developed an architectural style that bears his name, the Richardsonian Romanesque. The adjacent Howard Library was one of the master productions of the famous architect. However, Richardson died in 1886 prior to the construction of the Howard Library and the conception of Memorial Hall. Therefore, Memorial Hall’s design was given to the local architectural firm of Sully & Toledano, and two years later its final construction would complement that of the Howard Library

The French Quarter is the original site of City of New Orleans, founded in 1718. The architecture, museums, restaurants and shopping are not to be missed. Our guests may walk the 11 blocks to this historic area, or hop in a shared ride or taxi for a quick ride to the district.

In September 2017, the CAC completed a landmark capital project in partnership with The Domain Companies to develop The Shop, a creative co-working space on the under-utilized third and fourth floors of the CAC's 100,000 square-foot building (including two adjoining warehouses). This project triggered an essential full-building update, with approximately $12 million in significant renovations and systems upgrades. Notably, the CAC doubled the size of its first-floor galleries and transformed its raw warehouse space into a more functional, efficient, open space well-suited for visual arts, performing arts, and special events. The CAC's education and outreach projects offer intimate arts education settings where studentsmwork together with artists generating a greater impact through more personal, interactive experiences. The CAC's significance and role in the cultural community of New Orleans has and always will be cemented in its broad community-based programs and initiatives.

One of the nation's largest and most technologically advanced, the Morial New Orleans Convention Center is the longest contiguous indoor space in the nation, with more than a mile of convention facilities under one roof and on a single floor. The Higgins Hotel is located just 3 blocks from Halls C and D, near the middle of the Convention Center. Guests can easily walk to the show!

The Outlet Collection at Riverwalk is an outlet mall located in the Central Business District of New Orleans. It is located along the Mississippi River waterfront, stretching from the base of Canal Street, upriver to the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. Offering 75 retail stores and restaurants.