12 American Towns That Feel Like Secret European Getaways

Although New Orleans' oldest neighborhood is known as the French Quarter, the architecture is mostly Spanish. That's because most of it was rebuilt in the late 1700s — when the city was under Spanish rule — after a fire. Spain isn't the only European trace present in New Orleans, though. The city is a melting pot of French, Irish, and Italian influences.

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