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Add a little extra to your visit and check out some dazzling points of interest across New Orleans at your leisure between the Anniversary Screening Celebration and the “Dreams Do Come True” Grand Finale… this special list of locations has been curated by The Walt Disney Archives.

 Locations which inspired and informed the rich environments and storytelling of New Orleans in The Princess and the Frog:

Garden District

• Charles Street Mansions: Inspiration for the La Bouff Mansion in the film.
• Charles Streetcar Line: The green streetcars that Tiana & Eudora ride in the film.

French Quarter

• Jackson Square
  • Louis Cathedral (615 Pere Antoine Alley / Chartres St.): background in film, where Tiana and Naveen’s New Orleans wedding takes place.
  • Cabildo (701 Chartres St.): background in film (now the Louisiana State Museum).
  • The Presbytère (751 Chartres St.): background of wedding procession on carriages in the film.
  • Café Du Monde (800 Decatur St.): The famous “birthplace of beignets”! Directors Ron Clements and John Musker visited this place and a few other diners during a research trip of New Orleans for the film. This served as inspiration for Duke’s, the restaurant Tiana worked at in the start of the film.
  • Decatur Street fence at Jackson Square (St. Louis Cathedral in background): Where Dr. Facilier reads fortunes on the street in the film.
  • Moonwalk Riverfront Park (Woldenberg Park): Mississippi River background in film.
  • Steamboat Natchez (400 Tolouse St. & Mississippi River): Directors Ron Clements and John Musker rode the Steamboat Natchez during a research trip of New Orleans for the film. This is a similar paddle-wheeler to one in film.
• Royal Street
  • Royal Street stretches from the Bywater/Marigny all the way to the French Quarter at Canal Street, where it becomes St. Charles Ave.: This served as backgrounds in the film, the locale for the restaurant where Tiana works, many street scenes, and the Mardi Gras parade.
• Bourbon Street
  • Bourbon street is the heart of the French Quarter extending thirteen blocks from Canal Street to Esplanade Avenue before meandering through the Marigny neighborhood.: This served as inspiration for backgrounds in the film, the locale for the restaurant where Tiana works, many street scenes, and the possible area of Facilier’s shop.
  • Bourbon Orleans Hotel (717 Orleans St.): An iconic landmark in the heart of the French Quarter, just behind Jackson Square, steps from the vibrant hum of Bourbon Street, this is the possible inspiration for Tiana’s Palace. Site of the original Octoroon Ball.
  • Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes & Culture (1010 Conti St.): Mardi Gras history in film.
  • Louis Cemetery #1 (425 Basin Street – tickets available at Basin Street Station, 501 Basin St.): Site of the Final scenes with Dr. Facilier’s untimely ending with his “friends on the other side”.
  • Voodoo Emporium (724 Dumaine St.): Inspiration for Dr. Facilier’s Voodoo Emporium.
  • Voodoo Spiritual Temple (1428 N. Rampart St.): Inspiration for Dr. Facilier’s Voodoo Emporium.
  • Reverend Zombie’s House of Voodoo (723 St. Peter St.): Inspiration for Dr. Facilier’s Voodoo Emporium.

Tremé

• Dooky Chase Restaurant (2301 Orleans Ave.): Tiana and her inspiring story were inspired by Chef Leah Chase—this is her family-owned restaurant!
• New Orleans African American Museum (1418 Governor Nicholls St.): History of the African American New Orleans experience.
• The Backstreet Cultural Museum (1531 St. Phillips St.): History of the African American New Orleans experience and Mardi Gras culture.

Algiers

• Algiers Point (across the river from French Quarter): The site of Sugar Mill/Tiana’s Palace.

Bywater/Marigny Neighborhoods

• Shotgun Houses: Inspired Tiana’s house & neighborhood.

And for those Disney fans wishing to visit locations that inspired and informed Haunted Mansion (2023), we’ve got you covered:

• Jackson Square – French Quarter: The park seen on Ben’s ghost tour is on Decatur Street, in the heart of the French Quarter. Visitors can catch a carriage ride, watch artists at work, or stroll around the shops that line the streets alongside. The turreted building at the back is St. Louis Cathedral.
• Royal Street – French Quarter: The Haunted Mansion location for Ben’s house is on Royal Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Historic Royal Streetruns parallel to Bourbon Street close to Jackson Square and is known for its restaurants and hotels. While Ben is horrified to find he’s attracted a hitchhiking ghost after his visit to Gracey Manor, he lives practically next door to several spirits. Numerous houses on Royal Street are reputed to have spooky hauntings of their own.
• Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar – 941 Bourbon St., French Quarter (bar scene in film): Setting of a bar scene in the film, the ghost of Jean Lafitte is said to wander the “oldest bar in the U.S.” This French Colonial cottage/courtyard (circa 1772) is a piano bar. Richly steeped rich in history, in its youth it served as a hideaway for pirates.
• Napoleon House – 500 Chartres St., French Quarter: Setting of Ben’s ghost tour.
• Tulane University – Garden District: The Haunted Mansion university location is the real Tulane University of Louisiana. In the 2023 Disney movie, the Haunted Mansion’s living residents seek out Bruce Davis. Tulane University is a private university that was founded in 1834, with a historic campus in Uptown New Orleans.
• Lafayette Cemetery No. 2 – 2801 S. Saratoga St., Garden District: Opening scenes of film – Ben’s tour. Celebratory funeral with a band playing as the funeral procession passes through.
• Buckner Mansion – 1410 Jackson St., Garden District: The real mansion from the Haunted Mansionis the Buckner Mansion in the Garden District of New Orleans, with interior sets built in Atlanta. Exterior scenes were shot at this location.