Lonely Planet Pocket New Orleans

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• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781786571823
• eBook ISBN: 9781788681544

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Pocket New Orleans is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. March with a brass band through the French Quarter, eat everything from jambalaya to beignets, and take a walking tour past the Garden District's plantation-style mansions - all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of New Orleans and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket New Orleans: Full-color maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Free, convenient pull-out Boston map (included in print version), plus over 16 color neighborhood maps User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organized by neighborhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time Covers French Quarter, Faubourg, Marigny and the Bywater, CBD and the Warehouse District, Garden and Lower Garden Districts, Uptown and Riverbend, Mid-City and the Treme, and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's Pocket New Orleans is our colorful, easy to use, handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, providing on-the-go assistance for those seeking the best sights and experiences on a short visit or weekend break. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet's USA guide for an in-depth look at all the country has to offer. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world's number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveler since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travelers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' - New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves, it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' - Fairfax Media (Australia)eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbui

French Quarter

Also known as Vieux Carré (‘voo car-ray’; Old Quarter) and ‘the Quarter’, the French Quarter is the original city as planned by the French in the 1800s. Here lies the infamous Bourbon St, but of more interest is an elegantly aged grid of shopfronts and courtyard gardens. The Quarter is great, but, admittedly, it’s kind of a theme park: heavy on tourist traffic and light on locals (apart from your bartender or waiter).

Start exploring with a walking tour and consider catching a concert sponsored by the National Park Service at the New Orleans Jazz Museum. Finish the evening with dinner at either Coop’s Place or Galatoire’s, and drinks at Cane & Table. On the next day, walk up and down Royal St and get yourself to Preservation Hall early enough to see the show.

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Getting There & Around

The Quarter is well connected by public transportation to the rest of the city. The entire neighborhood is easily walkable. Parking is a hassle.

U The Canal, Rampart and Riverfront streetcars all skirt the edges of the French Quarter.

J Bus 91 runs up Rampart St and Esplanade Ave, which both border the French Quarter.

Top SightRoyal Street

Royal St, with its antiques shops, galleries, and potted ferns hanging from cast-iron balconies, is the elegant yin to well-known Bourbon St’s debauched yang. Stroll or bicycle past Royal’s patina of beauty and fading grace; chat with locals as they lounge on their porches; and get a sense of the fun – with a dash of elegance – that was once the soul of the Vieux Carré.

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MAP

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APhotographers should come early for great light and (nearly) empty streets.

ABuskers are at their best at brunch time on weekends.

AFrom 11am to 4pm, most of the street turns into a pedestrian-only mall.

AA guided walking tour will open your eyes to a lot of the...

Table of contents

• Table of Contents
• Welcome To New Orleans
• Top Sights
• Eating
• Four Perfect Days
• Need to Know
• New Orleans Neighborhoods
• French Quarter
• Faubourg Marigny & Bywater
• CBD & Warehouse District
• Garden, Lower Garden & Central City
• Uptown & Riverbend
• Mid-City, Bayou St John & City Park
• Tremé-Lafitte
• Survival Guide
• Behind the Scenes
• Our Writers