Tulane Gems & Traditions

Things to do, see, or experience:

1239 First Street – Home of Anne Rice, The Mayfair House in Rice’s novel The Witching Hour
Aquarium of the Americas
Art for Art’s Sake – located on Julia Street on the first Saturday of October, this free city wide art crawl is always a good time
Audubon Park - right across St. Charles from campus, Audubon Park is great for a relaxing afternoon or a run, walk, or rollerblade through the park
Audubon Zoo – New Orleans’ very own zoo, home to amazing animals such as the white alligator
Belfort Mansion (Real World House) – home to the Real World cast on MTV’s 2000 season; currently privately owned
Café du Monde – this place is a favorite of tourists and locals alike; nothing beats café au lait and beignets
Celebration in the Oaks – annual seasonal lighting display in City Park
Central Grocery – located at 923 Decatur, this is the home of the mufalatta
The Columns Hotel – a beautiful, historic hotel located on St. Charles with a great happy hour and fantastic brunch
French Market – America’s oldest city market selling all sorts of jewelry, trinkets, and New Orleans schwag
French Quarter Fest – taking place during April, this festival hosts many of the cities restaurants and bars to gather in Jackson Square and along the river for a celebration of food and music
Frenchman Street – Just on the other side of the French Quarter, this street is home to many bars and music venues off the beaten path; anyone who knows anything spends Halloween here
Hansen’s Sno-Bliz – 4801 Tchoupitoulas - the city’s best sno-balls have been around since the Great Depression
Jackson Square – beautiful greenery in the French Quarter
Jazz Fest – a huge celebration of music and culture in New Orleans; be weary of conflicting finals dates
Krewe du Vieux – this sarcastic and sometimes vulgar krewe is the first to roll during the Mardi Gras season; you’ll only find them in the French Quarter
Magazine Street – bars, restaraunts, and best of all shopping
Mother’s – arguably the best po-boys in town
Musee Conti Wax Museum
Plum Street Sno-Balls – Second only to Hansen’s in sno-ball deliciousness
Port of Call – arguably the best hamburger in town
Rebirth Brass Band – one of the city’s most well known brass bands, you can check them out at various locations around town
Royal Street – during the daytime this is home to many shops
St. Elizabeth’s Orphanage – 1314 Napoleon Ave, a historic, old asylum for orphans and later a home to Anne Rice
St. Louis Cathedral – the oldest church in Louisiana, this church is beautiful as well as religious
St. Patrick’s Day Block Party – on Third Street between Constance and Magazine, this is where you kick off the celebration; the green beer is plentiful at Parasol’s
Southern Decadence – sometimes referred to as “Gay Mardi Gras,” people come from all over the country for this celebration over Labor Day weekend
Swamp Fest – November at Audubon Zoo, enjoy Cajun food, music, and crafts.
   

Tulane Traditions

Tulane is a pretty apathetic school, so traditions that we still embrace are few.

Hullabaloo cheer:
A one, a two, a helluva hullabaloo!
A hullabaloo ray, ray
Hullabaloo ray, ray
Hooray, hooray
Varsa-, Varsa- tee-ay
Tee-a, tee-ay
Varsa-, varsa- tee-ay
Tulane!

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