Synopses & Reviews
Get back to the Big Easy, baby! Always unique, New Orleans is on the rebound with its gumbo pot of eclectic arts, legendary live music, Southern hospitality and unbeatable cuisine. Our longtime New Orleans author ladles out tips on how best to savor this essential, historic American city.
Find Your Fest '" someone"s always celebrating in America"s festival city '" our special Mardi Gras &Jazz Fest chapter delves into the city"s biggest parties.
Stuff Your Face '" pack an appetite for America"s most unique cuisine '" top tips on where to find blackened Cajun seafood, delicate Creole sauces, overstuffed muffuletta sandwiches, slithery raw oysters and powdered beignets.
Explore The City '" stroll French Quarter byways, browse boutiques, survey antebellum mansions, hang out at the Bywater Art Market '" our guide helps you choose your own New Orleans experience.
Lend A Hand '" help the Crescent City"s recovery with our Rebuilding New Orleans charitable organization guide, or just by visiting New Orleans. Again.
Review
Nobody covers the world like Lonely Planet.' --New York Post, May 2004
Synopsis
In this first-rate guide, the hip authors supply recommendations for all the best to see and do in the Big Easy, with information on getting around, walking tours, and insider advice on the city's fabled music, food, and nightlife. Sidebars cover everything from Creole cooking and Mardi Gras to Huey Long and paddlewheel steamers. Color throughout. 16 maps.
Synopsis
-- hip authors give the inside scoop for travellers on any budget
-- special sections on Mardi Gras and New Orleans jazz
-- pages for walking tours explore jazzy hotspots and historic haunts
-- the best of Southern cuisine from Cajun catfish to beignets