French Quarter
The oldest neighbourhood in New Orleans, the grid the city grew from after its founding in 1718. Most of its buildings date from the Spanish era of the late 18th century, with iron balconies over Bourbon and Royal Streets and Jackson Square at its heart.
- Where
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 29.9586, -90.0650
Get the French Quarter stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at French Quarter. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Louisiana volume with your photos and a note.
Near French Quarter
Space Center Houston 488 km
The official visitor centre of NASA's Johnson Space Center, home of Mission Control and astronaut training. Tram tours run onto the NASA site, and outside stands a shuttle replica mounted on the jumbo jet that once carried the real orbiters.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Houston 534 km
A Hindu mandir on the edge of Houston, at Stafford, built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha from hand-carved stone. The open-air temple rises 22 metres and stands on a broad deck that surrounds it on every side.
Statue of Union 537 km
A 27-metre statue of Hanuman at the Sri Ashtalakshmi Temple, among the tallest statues in the United States. Its name recalls Hanuman's part in reuniting Rama with Sita in the Ramayana, and it stands for selflessness, devotion and unity.
Graceland 566 km
The mansion on a 5.6-hectare estate where Elvis Presley lived for twenty years from 1957. The house is kept much as he knew it, and he lies in the garden on the grounds alongside his parents and grandmother.
U.S. Space & Rocket Center 618 km
A museum of the American space programme in Huntsville, the city where many of NASA's rockets were developed. Its collection of rockets and artefacts includes a Saturn V, and it is the home of Space Camp.
Georgia Aquarium 682 km
The largest aquarium in the United States, and the largest in the world when it opened in 2005. Its seven galleries hold more than 42 million litres of water, and whale sharks and manta rays glide through the biggest tank.
World of Coca-Cola 682 km
A museum of the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta, the city where the drink was first made. Opened here in 2007, it covers the company's history and old advertising, with a vault said to hold the secret formula and a tasting room of drinks from around the world.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta 708 km
A Hindu mandir in Lilburn, a suburb of Atlanta, opened by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in 2007 and built to the Shilpa shastras. It is made of 34,450 pieces of hand-carved Italian marble, Turkish limestone and Indian pink sandstone, set in landscaped grounds.
Questions
Where is French Quarter?
French Quarter is in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Space Center Houston (488 km), BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Houston (534 km), Statue of Union (537 km).
How do I get the French Quarter stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at French Quarter and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Louisiana volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to French Quarter before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Louisiana volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.