The colonial city of New Orleans is a museum in itself: walking through its various districts will surprise you and provide you lots of fun. ![]() And the result is mind-blowing: you will love this mix of French, Spanish, Creole, US and even Cajun cultures! With its location right by the Caribbean Sea in the Mississippi river delta, it benefited from cultural importation from France, but also Spain and the French Caribbean territories. This historical fact is at the foundation of one of New Orleans’ most prominent features: a multicultural city. You may not know this, but up until 1803, the French had colonized a major part of the United States, from Louisiana all the way up to Montana, and even Iowa! At this time, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte decided to sell all the French possessions in North America to the United States. NEW ORLEANS, A ONE-OF-A-KIND BLEND OF CULTURES
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