12th Ward of New Orleans
The 12th Ward or Twelfth Ward is a division of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the 17 wards of New Orleans.
The 12th Ward or Twelfth Ward is a division of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the 17 wards of New Orleans. The ward was formerly part of the old Jefferson City annexed by New Orleans in 1870.
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Worth seeing in and around 12th Ward of New Orleans
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National World War II Museum
The National WWII Museum is a military history museum in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, on Andrew Higgins Drive between Camp Street and Magazine Street. The museum focuses on the contribution made by the United States to Allied victory in World War II. It was founded in 2000 as the National D-Day Museum and was later designated by the U.S. Congress as America's official National WWII Museum in 2003.
3.9 km · military history museum and non-profit organization in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · Wikipedia - 02Ogden Museum of Southern Art
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art is a museum dedicated to art by artists from the southern United States in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was established in 1999.
3.9 km · museum in New Orleans, Louisiana · Wikipedia - 03Robert E. Lee Monument
The Robert E. Lee Monument, formerly in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a historic statue dedicated to Confederate general Robert E. Lee by American sculptor Alexander Doyle. It was removed by official order and moved to an unknown location on May 19, 2017.
3.9 km · historic statue dedicated to Confederate General Robert E. Lee in New Orleans removed in 2017 · Wikipedia - 04George Washington Cable House
The George Washington Cable House is a historic house at 1313 8th Street, in the Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana. Built in 1874, it was the home of George Washington Cable, an American writer who described Creole life, during the period in which he rose to national prominence.
3.3 km · historic house in Louisiana, United States · Wikipedia - 05Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is a historic cemetery in the Garden District neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.
3.3 km · cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States · Wikipedia - 06St. Mary's Assumption Church
St. Mary's Assumption Church is a National Historic Landmark church at Constance and Josephine Streets in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. The church was completed in 1860, built for the swelling German Catholic immigrant population in the Lower Garden District section of the city.
2.6 km · church building in New Orleans, United States of America · Wikipedia - 07Confederate Memorial Hall
Confederate Memorial Hall Museum is a museum located in New Orleans which contains historical artifacts related to the Confederate States of America and the American Civil War. It is historically also known as "Memorial Hall".
3.9 km · war museum in New Orleans, Louisiana · Wikipedia - 08Saint Alphonsus Church
St. Alphonsus Church is a historic former church building at 2029 Constance Street in New Orleans, Louisiana.
2.7 km · church building in Louisiana, United States of America · Wikipedia - 09Christ Church Cathedral
Christ Church Cathedral, located today at 2919 St. Charles Avenue, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States, was the first non-Roman Catholic church founded in the entire Louisiana Purchase territory.
3.6 km · church in New Orleans, Louisiana · Wikipedia - 10David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper
The David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper, at 205 Lafayette St. in Gretna, Louisiana, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
1.1 km · building in Gretna, Louisiana, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to 12th Ward of New Orleans
- Airports
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY), 22 km · Pensacola (PNS), 283 km
- Pensacola → 12th Ward of New Orleans1635 km · quickest by air, 9h 36m · $320–480
- Houston → 12th Ward of New Orleans2134 km · quickest by air, 10h 31m · $390–570
- Birmingham → 12th Ward of New OrleansTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
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- Get inFrom the French Quarter or Central Business District, take the Ferry across the river from the foot of Canal Street.
- Get inBear in mind that the ferry does not run all night (hours at nolaferry.com) departing from the CBD side on the :15 and :45, and departing from the Algiers side on the hour and half hour.
- Go nextThe ferry at Algiers Point connects to the foot of Canal Street, the boundary of the French Quarter and the Central Business District.
From Wikivoyage: New Orleans/Algiers, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to 12th Ward of New Orleans
12th Ward of New Orleans is 5 km from New Orleans, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Gretnasecond-largest city in, and parish seat of, Jefferson Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana900 m
- Harveyunincorporated suburban community and census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana2.3 km
- Terrytownsuburban community and census-designated place in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States3 km
- Garden Districthuman settlement in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America3.2 km
- Irish Channelhuman settlement in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America2.7 km
- Lower Garden Districthuman settlement in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America2.9 km