Where'yat? Tips for Visitin' N'Awlins

Wiki MarkupSee \[http://gumbopages.com/neworleans.html Chuck's New Orleans Page\] for a general overview and a \ *ton\* of info. Be sure to scroll down

See also RecreationNewOrleans for recreational get together proposals.unmigrated-wiki-markup

Arriving early? See this list of \[http://blog.nola.com/festivals/2008/10/new_orleans_area_events_for_ha.html NOLA area events for Halloween\].

Getting there

• Make sure you ask for a ride to the Sheraton Hotel in 500 Canal Street (there is another Sheraton in New Orleans).unmigrated-wiki-markup
• You can either take one of the airport shuttles, or the \[http://sheratonneworleans.com/guests/amenities_transportation.php Sheraton Hotel shuttle\]. The cost is $15 and it will take about 1h to get to the hotel.
• If you take a taxi the ride will cost about $30 and it will take about 30 minutes to get to the hotel.
• Other than a scenic streetcar ride, public transportation in New Orleans sucks.
  

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• Liuzza's: Amazing fried chicken, big icy goblets of cheap cold beer
• Willie Mae's Scotch House: More amazing fried chicken
• Commander's Palace: Fancier place--no jeans, usually requires a jacket, but really great food. A real landmark
• Camellia Grill: Breakfast, and lots of it. The best hangover cure, and you can take the streetcar to get there!
• Franky & Johnnie's: Total neighborhood joint, tons of seafood, great red-beansunmigrated-wiki-markup
• \[http://www.atneworleans.com/body/rockycarlos.htm Rocky and Carlos\]: Across the street from an oil refinery, this \ *is\* New Orleans \\
  

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• See \[http://gumbopages.com/no-rest.html Chuck's N'Awlins Restaurant Page\] for many more restaurants, plus info on many of the above \\unmigrated-wiki-markup
  
• See \[http://www.neworleansonline.com/neworleans/music/musicclubs.html New Orleans Online\] to check out who's playing in which clubs during the time we'll be there.unmigrated-wiki-markup
• The Sally List of things to do in New Orleans ... the \[http://wiki.apache.org/apachecon/FoodNewOrleans "Eat.Drink"\] section \\
  

Laissez Les Bon Temps Roullez: Bars & Music

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• Pat O'Brien's: You haven't lived until you've been thrown out of Pat O's at dawn. Get a hurricane, follow with a cyclone, repeat. Pray for death the next day. I wonder who is going to order the "Magnum Hurricane"
• Tropical Isle: It's a dump, but you haven't visited New Orleans until you've had a Hand Grenade
• Tipitina's: You ain't heard music 'til you've been to Tipitina's
• Wiki MarkupSee \[http://gumbopages.com/no-clubs.html Chuck's club page\] for more music venuesunmigrated-wiki-markup
• See \[http://gumbopages.com/no-bars.html Chuck's bar page\] for more bars \\
  

Stuff to See

• The French Quarter: Walk around it, but don't venture past Rampart or Esplanade or you're taking your life into your own hands
• The French Market: Part old market, part tourist trap, worth a walk to the end and back
• The "Moonwalk": The wooden steps on the River between Cafe Du Monde and the old Jax Brewery, this is a great place to see the river
• Take a streetcar ride through the Garden District: Hop on the St. Charles streetcar and take a scenic tour down St. Charles Ave--beautiful homes, Tulane and Loyola University, and Audubon Park. Get off when it turns down Carrollton, grab a bite at the Camellia Grill, and head back to downtown. Cheap and awesome tour
• Aquarium: It's a nice aquarium, with an IMAX
• Audubon Zoo: One of the greatest zoos in the world. If you've got an extra day and like animals, you'll dig the zoo. Also, Audubon park is a nice park to stroll around in
• Natchez: Take a ride on the Mississippi on a real paddlewheeler and hear the calliope (a steam organ--you'll probably hear it in the quarter anyway)
• Plantation homes/Oak Alley: If you've got an extra day, drive (or take a tour) to the plantation homes up the river. It's pretty much like nothing you've ever seen
• (in addition to the beautiful Oak Alley (where may films have been made, including Anne Rice's Interview With The Vampire), a must-see is the newly-opened Laura Plantation, just 1/4 mile down the road from Oak Alley ... guided tours of this 200-year old, women-run Creole sugar plantation includes the original Big House, slave cabins, barns, and cottages. Amazing history!)
• Wiki Markupnote that [ApacheCon] starts just after Halloween: if you'll be in town on 31 October and are interested in a walking tour of "haunted/eerie/mysterious" structures in the French Quarter, email \[Sally (mailto:"sally@apache.org" Sally\] ) (lived there during grad school \ {architecture\}) for details \\ \\
  
  

Stuff not to see

• Casinos: If you're looking for Vegas, this ain't it. Harrah's is a dump, and the other casinos aren't far off
• Riverwalk: Riverfront indoor shopping mall. Nice for an air-conditioned walk, but it's just a tourist trap
  

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Oh, and if anyone asks, \[http://www.thejukejoint.com/ib.html your shoes are on your \ *feet\*\] If you're still confused, check out \[http://www.gumbopages.com/yatspeak.html How ta tawk rite\] ;^) Dere ya go!