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Where'yat? Tips for Visitin' N'Awlins

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

Getting there

  • There may be a hotel shuttle, but you'll probably taxi to the hotel. Other than a scenic streetcar ride, public transportation in New Orleans sucks

Where Ya'll Should Eat

In or near the French Quarter

  • Acme Oyster House: The best Po-Boys, boiled crawfish and more. Get here early as they fill up quickly
  • Cafe Du Monde: Get the beignets and a cafe au lait. You might not want to wear black clothes. Open 24/7
  • Central Grocery: Get the best muffaletta in town here. 1 "muff" can serve 2-4 people easily--they're big
  • Maspero's: Po-boys. Mmmm mmm good

If you're feeling more adventurous

  • 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-beans

  • [http://www.atneworleans.com/body/rockycarlos.htm Rocky and Carlos]: Across the street from an oil refinery, this *is* New Orleans

And more

  • See [http://gumbopages.com/no-rest.html Chuck's N'Awlins Restaurant Page] for many more restaurants, plus info on many of the above

Laissez Les Bon Temps Roullez: Bars & Music

(Let the Good Times Roll)

  • 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

  • See [http://gumbopages.com/no-clubs.html Chuck's club page] for more music venues

  • 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!)

  • note 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 [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

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!

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