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New Orleans hotel insider tips: where the locals go

For every tourist trap in a top travel destination like New Orleans, there are countless local haunts you never hear about (unless you ask the right person the right questions).  In this ongoing series, a New Orleans hotel concierge (one of the city’s best advice-givers) offers up his favorite places to go in New Orleans. [...]

Despite its reputation as a playground for grownups, New Orleans is also a city of families. Whether you have a few days (or just hours) before or after your Caribbean cruise from New Orleans, there are plenty of family-friendly diversions in the Big Easy.   The Audubon Institute Attractions The Audubon Institute is the umbrella [...]

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After a solid two weeks of dancing, drinking, running around and entertaining at Jazz Fest, you’d think NOLA would take a well-deserved break. But nooooo. Tons of things to do in New Orleans this weekend, and to make the choosing a little easier for you, we picked six of the best happenings around town for [...]

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Memorial Day weekend in New Orleans (May 25 – 28) is packed with great things to do. And – surprise! – there’s food and music involved…because that’s what we do best in the Big Easy. Start planning your four-day getaway today! (Hint, hint: You’ll find great deals on hotels in New Orleans for Memorial weekend [...]

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Mothers all over the world give so much of themselves to their families, it’s only right for moms to have a special day. Show her how much you appreciate her with some New Orleans-style food and fun.   Give her cookies for a good cause If mom is a tough cookie to buy for, consider [...]

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You’re in New Orleans. The weather is perfection, the music is outstanding, you’ve got your Jazz Fest tickets. Nothing can get in your way of a good time, except the potential meltdown of a restless and bored kid. Whether you’re toting around an ankle biter or have pre-teens in tow, there’s plenty to do with [...]

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Jazz Fest is the reason most New Orleans visitors experience Mid-City, a wide swathe of neighborhood that abuts and includes Bayou St. John, City Park and the bustling restaurant row on Carrollton Avenue. With its colorful mix of architectural styles, from single shotguns to epic Victorian mansions, this section of the city attracts a wide [...]

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Yes, yes, its the first weekend of Jazz Fest in New Orleans 2012. We can’t even begin to address what is happening on the Fair Grounds or this would turn into 60 picks instead of six. Although the world may begin and end at the Fair Grounds for many of you this weekend, there are [...]

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The crawfish are getting bigger, strawberry beer is pouring from local taps, taxi drivers are crabbier and cabs harder to find, Frenchmen Street is jammed every night and everyone is listening to WWOZ.  It must be New Orleans’ festival season. Sure, it would be easy to offer up dozens of things to do this weekend, [...]

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Let’s be honest: for every tourist trap in New Orleans (NOLA), there are ten great local spots – the restaurants locals love, the dive bars and off-the-radar music clubs we go to on our nights off, the local boutiques run by our neighbors, the hidden pockets of bliss we find in our favorite corners of [...]

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