17th Street Canal, New Orleans

Name: 17th Street Canal
Address: New Orleans, United States

#69 among attractions in New Orleans

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The 17th Street Canal is the largest and most important drainage canal in the city of New Orleans. Operating with Pump Station 6, it moves water into Lake Pontchartrain. The canal, along with the Orleans Canal and the London Avenue Canal, form the New Orleans Outfall Canals. The 17th Street Canal forms a significant portion of the boundary between the city of New Orleans and Metairie, Louisiana. The canal has also been known as the Metairie Outlet Canal and the Upperline Canal. ()

Coordinates: 30°0'41"N, 90°7'19"W

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Lakeview (West End)New Orleans United States

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17th Street Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: City Park Golf Courses, Lakeside Shopping Center, City Park, Carousel Gardens Amusement Park.

1.8 miE
Golf
City Park Golf Courses, New Orleans
47 min walk • The City Park Golf Courses consist of two 18-hole golf courses located in City Park, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The two courses named the South Course and North Course also include a driving range, ancillary short-game facility and two clubhouses.
2.1 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Lakeside Shopping Center, Metairie
55 min walk • Lakeside Shopping Center, or simply Lakeside, is a shopping mall located at 3301 Veterans Memorial Boulevard in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, Louisiana, United States. It opened on March 24, 1960 as the first regional shopping mall in New Orleans and is the largest and busiest mall in Greater New Orleans.
1.9 miSE
Park
City Park, New Orleans
48 min walk • City Park, a 1,300-acre public park in New Orleans, Louisiana, is the 87th largest and 20th-most-visited urban public park in the United States.
2.2 miSE
Park
Carousel Gardens Amusement Park, New Orleans
57 min walk • Carousel Gardens is a seasonally operated amusement park located in New Orleans, Louisiana at City Park. It features many rides, including the Live Oak Ladybug Rollercoaster, a ferris wheel, a drop tower called the Coney Tower, and a miniature train that tours the park.
2.3 miSE
Botanical garden, Park, Garden
New Orleans Botanical Garden, New Orleans
59 min walk • The New Orleans Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana. The first classical garden in New Orleans, it was funded by the Works Progress Administration.
1.9 miS
Cemetery
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans
49 min walk • Metairie Cemetery is a cemetery in southeastern Louisiana. The name has caused some people to mistakenly presume that the cemetery is located in Metairie, Louisiana, but it is located within the New Orleans city limits, on Metairie Road.
1.9 miS
Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans
49 min walk • Greenwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. The cemetery was opened in 1852, and is located on City Park Avenue in the Navarre neighborhood. The cemetery has a number of impressive monuments and sculptures. It is one of a group of historic cemeteries in New Orleans.
1.2 miNE
Lighthouse
New Canal Light, New Orleans
31 min walk • The New Canal Light or was first established in 1838 at the north end of the New Basin Canal which ran from Lake Pontchartrain to the Uptown or "American" section of the city which today is known as the New Orleans Central Business District.
1.2 miNE
Canal
New Basin Canal, New Orleans
31 min walk • The New Basin Canal, also known as the New Canal and the New Orleans Canal, is a shipping canal in New Orleans, Louisiana, operating from 1830s into the 1940s.
2.1 miSE
Cemetery
Holt Cemetery, New Orleans
53 min walk • Holt Cemetery is a potter's field cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located next to Delgado Community College, behind the right field fence of the college's baseball facility, Kirsch-Rooney Stadium. The cemetery is named after Dr.
2.2 miS
Cemetery
Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, New Orleans
56 min walk • The Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Opened in 1849, Odd Fellow Rest Cemetery is one of a group of historic cemeteries in New Orleans. The cemetery features Renaissance architecture and Exotic Revival architecture. It was listed on the National...