What Is Included in the New Orleans Pass in 2026? Full Attraction List

The 2026 New Orleans Go City Passes at a Glance

Go City runs two products in New Orleans. The All-Inclusive is a time-based unlimited pass: choose 1, 2, 3, or 5 consecutive calendar days and visit as many of the 27 included attractions as you want within that window. The Essentials is a choose-3 pass from a curated shortlist of 7 top attractions, valid 30 days from first use — it is the right product if you have a specific short list rather than an action-packed multi-day itinerary.

We priced both products directly off gocity.com in June 2026. Here are the verified numbers.

Note on calendar days: Go City counts calendar days, not 24-hour windows. A 3-day pass starting at 3 pm on Monday expires at midnight on Wednesday — not 72 hours after activation. Activate on your first full sightseeing morning, not your arrival evening.

Full Go City New Orleans Inclusion List: All 27 Attractions with À-La-Carte Prices

These individual ticket values are listed by Go City as "up to $X" and verified against official attraction and reseller pricing in June 2026. We have sorted them by à-la-carte value so you can immediately see where the pass earns its keep.

What Is NOT Included in the New Orleans Pass

This section matters as much as the inclusion list. Several high-profile New Orleans experiences are not covered — and some visitors have bought the pass expecting them.

• Steamboat NATCHEZ — the most commonly searched New Orleans river cruise is not in the Go City inventory. The Creole Queen is included; the NATCHEZ operates separately and requires its own ticket (from about $35 for the daytime sightseeing cruise).
• Mardi Gras World — the warehouse museum of Mardi Gras floats and props ($30 adult) is sometimes listed as "included" on older reseller pages but does not currently appear in Go City's active New Orleans inventory. Verify in the Go City app before relying on it.
• WWII Museum 4D theater (Beyond All Boundaries & Freedom Theater) — general admission to the museum is included, but the premium theater upgrades ($9 each) require a separate purchase at the museum.
• Jazz Dinner Cruise on the Creole Queen — the evening dinner and jazz cruise is a paid upgrade. The included Creole Queen option is the historic daytime cruise.
• Airboat swamp upgrades — the standard swamp tours (pontoon or flat-bottom boats) are included. Airboat variants typically cost extra.
• Bourbon Street bar crawls — the included drinking and dining experiences (MRB Restaurant, the Raunchy FQ History Tour) are specific partner venues. General bar-hopping on Bourbon Street is, obviously, not a pass benefit.
• Aquarium of the Americas — not in the current Go City New Orleans portfolio.
• Audubon Zoo — not included. Admission is approximately $26 per adult and must be purchased separately.
• City Park and New Orleans Botanical Garden — free or very low cost to visit independently; not part of the pass.
• Frenchmen Street shows and live music venues — cover charges at music clubs are not included in any pass.

The practical upshot: Go City New Orleans is strong on tours and experiences (walking tours, river cruises, swamp tours, cooking demos) and weaker on the zoo-aquarium-botanical attraction tier that other cities typically anchor their passes on. If your trip is built around the Audubon attractions, buy those individually. The pass earns its value on the tour and museum side of the city.

Worth-It Math: Does the New Orleans Pass Save You Money?

The honest answer depends entirely on which attractions you actually visit — and on whether you use only the high-value inclusions or waste pass time on sub-$12 sites. Here is the worked math for three realistic visitor scenarios.

Scenario A: 1-Day Pass at $84 — Classic First-Timer Day

National WWII Museum ($36) + Paddlewheeler Creole Queen Historic Cruise ($39) + Ghost & Vampire Combo Tour ($25) = $100 à la carte. Pass cost: $84. Saving: $16. That is a modest saving, but you have packed in a genuinely excellent New Orleans day — anchor history museum in the morning, river cruise in the afternoon, ghost tour after dark. The 1-day pass works if you execute this kind of full-day triple. If you only do two of the three, you likely break even or lose a small amount: WWII Museum + Creole Queen = $75 à la carte, which is $9 less than the $84 pass price. Two stops is not enough for a 1-day All-Inclusive.

Scenario B: 3-Day Pass at $159 — Balanced Sightseeing Trip

Day 1: WWII Museum ($36) + Creole Queen cruise ($39) + School of Cooking demo ($40) = $115. Day 2: Ultimate Swamp Adventures ($35) + Cemetery History Tour ($30) + Garden District Tour ($25) = $90. Day 3: Edgar Degas House ($29) + Tremé Tour ($25) + Ghost Tour ($25) = $79. Three-day à-la-carte total: $284. Pass price: $159. Saving: $125, or 44% off. This is where the 3-day All-Inclusive genuinely shines — the School of Cooking demo alone ($40) is an inclusion that most visitors would not buy individually but thoroughly enjoy, and the savings stack cleanly. The verdict: the New Orleans city pass is worth it for this kind of itinerary.

Scenario C: The Pass Loses Money

If you spend pass days on the $8–$12 Louisiana State Museum trio (Presbytere, Cabildo, 1850 House), the Pharmacy Museum ($10), and the Jazz Museum ($11), you are pulling about $52 in à-la-carte value from those five. That alone would never justify an $84 1-day pass. Even adding the WWII Museum ($36) gets you to $88 — barely over break-even for a 1-day pass, with no room for error. The lesson: treat the small-museum cluster as bonus stops between high-value anchor attractions, not as the core of your day. Used strategically, a pass day visiting the WWII Museum + a swamp tour + a cooking demo is a strong $111 à-la-carte equivalent against an $84 daily rate. Used badly, it is a $55 à-la-carte day at $84.

Scenario D: Go City Essentials at $79 — Short List, Good Value

The Essentials Pass lets you pick any 3 of 7 top attractions at $79 adult. The best 3-choice combination from the Essentials menu: WWII Museum ($36) + Creole Queen ($39) + School of Cooking demo ($40) = $115 à la carte vs $79 pass. Saving: $36. That is a clean 31% saving on three of the best things to do in the city, with a 30-day validity window that takes all time pressure off. If you know exactly which three top-tier experiences you want, the Essentials at $79 often beats the 1-day All-Inclusive at $84. See the full pricing breakdown in our New Orleans city pass price guide.

Which New Orleans Pass for Which Traveler?

First-timer, 3–4 days, want history + outdoors + food

Go City All-Inclusive 3-day ($159). This is the scenario where the pass produces its best math: WWII Museum + Creole Queen + swamp tour + cooking demo + a couple of walking tours easily exceeds $200 à la carte. The 3-day version gives you enough runway to hit those anchors without feeling rushed. Key rule: activate on your first full sightseeing day, not your airport arrival evening.

Short-stay visitor, 1–2 days, specific shortlist

Go City Essentials at $79 if your list is exactly three of the top-tier options. Go City All-Inclusive 1-day at $84 if you genuinely plan a packed day (three high-value stops minimum). If your list is two stops — say, the WWII Museum and a cemetery tour — add the individual prices: $36 + $30 = $66, which is less than any pass option. Skip the pass and buy individually.

Repeat visitor or locals

Skip every pass. The walking tours and ghost tours that make up the mid-tier inclusions are things most repeat visitors have already done. The free offerings in New Orleans — the French Quarter itself, Frenchmen Street jazz, the streetcar, City Park — fill a trip without spending anything. A pass only makes sense when at least two high-value inclusions are on your genuine to-do list.

Families with children

The child pricing on the All-Inclusive (3-day: $109 per child vs $159 adult) is a meaningful saving per family. A 2-adult, 2-child 3-day bundle: $159 × 2 + $109 × 2 = $536. À-la-carte for the same itinerary at adult pricing for parents and reduced child rates easily reaches $700+ for three full days. Families benefit clearly from the time-based unlimited model. Note that some inclusions have age restrictions: the MRB Restaurant meal is 21+, the Raunchy FQ History Tour is 18+, and the True Crime Tour is 13+. Plan around those for younger kids.

For a full pass-vs-individual-tickets comparison across all US cities, see our best US city passes guide.

How to Buy and Use the New Orleans Pass

Buy directly from gocity.com/en/new-orleans — the official price is the same on the Go City app as on resellers like GetYourGuide or Viator, and buying directly from Go City means a single support contact if anything goes wrong. The pass is fully digital: download the Go City app, buy the pass, and your QR code appears in the app. There is no physical pass to collect.

Activation: your clock starts the moment you scan the pass at your first attraction. For the All-Inclusive, that triggers the consecutive-day countdown. Do not scan on your arrival afternoon unless you plan to immediately head to a paid attraction. For the Essentials, the 30-day window begins on first scan — you have much more flexibility.

Pre-booking requirements: Several inclusions require advance reservations regardless of pass ownership. The School of Cooking demo must be booked by phone (504-620-9456) — there is no online booking link, and classes sell out weeks ahead in peak season (March through June). The Creole Queen historic cruise also sells out; book the specific sailing time through the Go City app or direct with the operator after purchasing the pass. Swamp tours with transportation included typically require 24-hour notice for the shuttle pickup.

Discount note: Go City occasionally runs promotional codes (the active code at time of writing was SUMMER for up to $10 off selected durations). Check gocity.com at time of purchase for current codes. There is no structural discount for booking far in advance.