New Orleans

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Come and be swept away by the sultry heat, heady nightlife, spicy food, soulful music, lacy balconies, Southern hospitality and mysterious past of New Orleans. No matter what your poison (or potion), this intriguing guide will show you the highlights and give you the low-down on the 'Big Easy." Hungry? The best places for barbecue, po' boys, pralines, Cajun, Creole and classic French Thirsty? Bars and clubs that'll wet your whistle and tickle your ears Lost? Full-color, user-friendly maps Tire? Lodging to suit every budget Want more? Excursions to rollicking roadhouses, steamy swamps and the plantations of yore, plus special music and Mardi Gras sections

subjects: Guidebooks,  Mardi Gras,  Native Americans,  European Exploration,  Louisiana Purchase,  American Civil War,  Reconstruction,  Travel & holiday guides,  United States - South - New Orleans,  Travel,  Travel - United States,  Louisiana,  North America,  United States - South - South Atlantic (General)

People: Buddy Bolden,  King Oliver,  Louis Armstrong,  Alonso Alvarez,  Hernando de Soto,  Rene Robert Cavalier la Salle,  King Louis XIV,  King Charles III,  Thomas Jefferson,  Napoleon Bonaparte,  Robert Livingston,  James Madison,  William C. Claiborne,  Andrew Jackson,  Jean Lafitte,  Pierre Lafitte,  Samuel Jarvis Peters,  Judah Touro,  Abraham Lincoln,  David G. Farragut,  Benjamin Butler,  William Mumford,  William Pitt Kellogg,  Ernest Morial,  Marc Morial,  Pierre Le Moyne,  Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne,  Adrien du Pauger

Places: New Orleans (La.),  New Orleans,  Louisiana,  French Quarter,  Treme District,  Faubourg Marigny,  Bywater,  CBD,  Mississippi River,  Warehouse District,  Avery Island,  Covington,  Mandeville,  Abita Springs,  Barataria,  Westwego,  Thibodaux,  Mid-City,  Garden District,  Uptown,  City Park,  Houma,  West Bank,  Baton Rouge,  New Orleans Fairgrounds