New Orleans’ oldest neighborhood is also first on Bascle’s must-see list. Most French Quarter sidewalks are easy to navigate, but at times he finds it necessary to ride in the street. He suggests visitors who use wheelchairs bring a travel ramp just in case they encounter a building with one small step and no ramp. And while Bourbon Street is a popular tourist attraction, Bascle gives it a wide berth.

“I go around Bourbon Street, because it’s too many people and hard to go in and out of in your chair,” he said.

Pat O’ Brien’s shady courtyard is close enough to Bourbon Street to benefit from its energy, but far enough away to be easily accessible. “You can watch all the drunk people, and I was able to use the bathroom, so that is also a plus,” Bascle said. His take on the bar’s famously sweet-but-potent hurricanes?

“You start drinking it, and you’re like, ‘This is terrible,’ but halfway through, you’re like, ‘This is kind of good,’” he said.

A Vegas-caliber casino sits at the base of Canal Street, and its Fillmore theater will host everything from drag brunches to a concert by Lizzo.

“Harrah’s is very accessible—most casinos are, because they know old people are coming,” Bascle said. “Now that they have the Fillmore in there, you can see shows, and that’s very accessible too. I saw Garbage and Dungeon Family there.”

Gulf seafood is a must in New Orleans, and the ever-shifting menu at GW Fins highlights each day’s fresh catch.

“It’s a good seafood place that’s somewhat fancy, but not too fancy,” Bascle said. “I’ve had the lobster ravioli, the fried soft-shell crab, and the salty malty ice cream pie a couple times.”

From the French Quarter, Bascle recommends riding the Canal streetcar line to City Park, where a host of activities await, as do the world’s largest collection of ancient live oaks. Some are more than 600 years old.

“You can even get beignets at City Park, and the middle pond has a good bike lane that you can ride your wheelchair around,” Bascle said.

Recently expanded to include six more acres of art, oak groves, lagoons, and walkways, the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden features mostly contemporary work by living artists. Admission is free—and the garden is completely accessible, Bascle said.