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Information: free visitor's guide listing attractions and restaurants,
plus maps and what-to-see-and-do information, can be obtained from the Metropolitan
New Orleans Convention & Visitors Bureau. The bureau's main office is
in the Louisiana Superdome, 1520 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, LA 70112;
tel: (504) 566-5031 or (504)566-5011. Hours are Monday to Friday 9am to
5pm.
New Orleans Tours- city tours and much more; tel:(504) 592-0560
When in New Orleans- you will probably hit all the major attractions
like the French Quarter (click
here for a map); French Market; Jackson Brewery; steamboat ride; Aquarium
of the Americas (click here for info); Audubon
Zoo; Moonwalk along the banks of the Mississippi; the bar and restaurant
scene; Riverwalk; Superdome; streetcar ride (take a virtual
ride) and more- below you will find some sights not always appreciated
by tourists. Have Fun!
The Place to Start your exploration: Jackson Square (pictured above)-
here you will find the St. Louis Cathedral- shown above (700 Chartres Street;
(504)525-9585; daily tours); Jackson Square is a lively part of town (resembles
some Parisian squares)- it houses the statue of Andrew Jackson on his horse.
You can pick up mule- and horse-drawn carriages from the front of the square,
clip-clopping through the French Quarter. Restaurants and coffee shops abound
around the square.
New Orleans casts a spell: Voodoo Museum- 724 Dumaine St.; NOLA 70116
tel: (504)523-7685 open M-F 10am-7pm; its cramped quarters offer love potions,
critter claws, healing powders, voodoo dolls, and other stuff; museum also
offers voodoo walking tours of the French Quarter.
real New Orleans jazz scene: Preservation Hall- 726 St. Peter Street,
NO, LA 70130 (in the Quarter); tel:(504) 523-8939; open daily 8:30pm to
midnight (not open Fri-Tues of Mardi Gras week); admission $4.00; No reservations
Best View of the City: Top of the Mart, 33rd floor, World Trade Center,
#2 Canal Street, NO LA 70130; tel: (504)522-9795; open M-F 10am-midnight;
Sat 11am-1am; Sun 2pm-midnight; features a revolving restaurant with great
views of the city and the Mississippi River.
Dixie Mania: Confederate Museum, 929 Camp Street; NO LA 70130; tel:(504)
523-4522, open M-Sat 10am-4pm; admission: $4.00 adults; children 16 and
under $2.00; one of the oldest museums in Louisiana. Here you can see the
clothing and other personal effects of the Confederate President Jefferson
Davis and generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson and much more.
Destrehan Plantation: about 8 miles from the city center; it is a must
if you want to get a flavor of life in the old South. 9999 River Road, Destrehan,
LA 70047; tel: (504) 764-9315 or (504) 764-9345; open daily 9:30am to 4pm;
small admission fee suggested.
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