Audubon Cottages/Dauphine Orleans - New Orleans, LA (The Home of John Audubon)

509 Dauphine St.

New Orleans, LA 70112

29.957873,-90.067809

www.auduboncottages.com

One of the most helpful pieces of advice I can give to first-time visitors to the French Quarter is that there is no short supply of places to drink, places to eat and places to sleep. I purposely placed those locations in a specific order; as most first-timers prioritize in that manner. “Give me something to drink, something to eat, then if I get tired, somewhere to sleep!” If you do decide to partake in burning the midnight oil and end up needing a place to stay, fear not, as every block contains at least one place to rest your weary head. What’s unique about the inns in the French Quarter is that each one has quite a long history attached to it. These are not quite your everyday “no-tell motels”, if you know what I mean, where a $10 deposit garners you a can of Lysol!

A look into that mysterious pool! You first!

The Audubon Cottages on Dauphine Street are a perfect example of these great little historical inns. These intimate homes were built just after the two great fires destroyed most of the area in the late 1700’s. The grounds consist of seven beautiful and cozy homes, all surrounding a courtyard containing what many claim is the oldest swimming pool in the French Quarter. Fortunately, it is cleaned regularly, as one could only fathom the stories that would culminate from the area’s oldest swimming pool!