The Lowdown On New Orleans Travel
By Mansi gupta, Thu Dec 8th
The beautiful city cuddled around the curve of the MississippiRiver, known for its cuisine, music and culture, is themetropolis New Orleans. This vibrant city summons many avisitors every year. Its more than a few attractions arecherished by tons of people across the globe.
Getting Acquainted With the Place
New Orleans is quite an old city that has a profound sense ofart and architecture, culture and people. Certain historicbuildings like the U.S Mint Building and the Lousiana HistoryMuseum have always accepted attention of the visitors.
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The French Quarter is an eminent area in New Orleans. TheQuarter speaks about the marvelous European architecture,history, legends and the like. The Bourbon St. bars is an alltime entertainment bar or club for the adults. Once you step outof French Quarter, a horde of hotels and restaurants welcomeyou. The IMAX theatre, Riverwalk shops and Harrah’s casino areparticularly very famous here.
The Storyland at the City Park of New Orleans is believed to bea wonderland park. The Six Flags amusement park, the AudubonPark and the Zoological Gardens that have more than a thousandanimals are amongst the magnets of New Orleans. The JacksonSquare area of New Orleans is teeming with artists, musicians,mimes and fortune tellers, needs no introduction. People fromall over the world visit this place on their vacation to NewOrleans. The French Quarter is brimming with shopping malls andshops. From glittering jewelry to exclusive souvenir, everythingis readily available. There are also antique shops for those whohave a taste of antiques. The French Market at New Orleans isknown for the bargain. The market is basically devoted
to thefarmers as well as to flea.
Once you are tired of running around to shop, enjoy a wonderfulcoffee at the Café Du Monde. The café is considered to be thehome of beignet and chicory coffee. The ‘shotgun’ houses at NewOrleans are meant to admire the exclusive and peculiararchitecture. The rooms in these houses are lined one behind theother such that a single shot fired from outside the front doorwould go out from the back door without hitting anything. The D-Day Museum at New Orleans that exhibits the history of World WarII, has its own glory and charm.
There are different tours to explore New Orleans to the fullest.Thses tours are quite informative and adventurous. For instanceon a swamp tour you get to know the concept behind the aboveground cemeteries in the city. You also get an opportunity tofeed the alligators, see the grand homes and gardens in theGarden District and many such things. A ghost tour, relishedespecially by the kids will take you to the haunted St. PhilipStreet. While on a Southern Comfort Cocktail Tour you will enjoythe restaurants, bars and hotels of the city along with thefables attached to them. The Honey Island Swamp tour isspecifically meant for the kids to enjoy this nature preserveand eerie houses like Gris-Gris.
The distinguished pulls of New Orleans are incomplete withoutthe festivals celebrated here. The principal festival of theyear is the in February. This is followed by thecrawfish festival in March, the Jazz Heritage festival and theFrench Quarter Festival in April or May. The July visitors canenjoy the fireworks that happen to be on the 4th of July,Satchmo festival in August subsequent to which are the festivalsfor tomatoes, catfish, plants etc. in September. Finally thereis the grand Christmas celebration that draws everyone’s thoughtand concentration. Almost all the festivals are festooned atleast with fireworks and parades.
New Orleans has earned a significant name in the area of sports.The city is a host to many sports concerts all round the year.These festivals make New Orleans a destination worth vacationingall round the year.
About the author:Mansi gupta writes about new orleans travel topics.
