Magnificent Obsession: A Cook's Tour For Lusty Appetites, New...
Casanova called oysters "A spur to the spirit and to love.? Ancient Romans chewed whole bulbs of garlic for strength and endurance. The Marquis de Sade, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Madame Pompadour were enthusiastic consumers of ... trails.com
Narcissus Does New Orleans: Love In Vain, New Orleans, Louisiana
Self-love is the sincerest love of all, especially when you can share it with someone else, so here?s a quest for partners in vogue who dream the impossible dream: to actually look better after a trip to New Orleans. Right aw... trails.com
Glittering Oaks And Bonfires On The Levee: A Creole Christmas...
At 7:00pm on Christmas Eve, the fire chiefs will give the signal to torch more than one hundred bonfires that line the east and west banks of the Mississippi just above New Orleans. Some claim the towering flames help Papa No... trails.com
Saints And Sinners: A Day Of Miracles And Magic, New Orleans,...
Voodoo practitioners call on Christian saints for assistance. Devout church ladies burn ?Lucky Bingo? candles and carry fetishes to the game in their handbags. Young girls gaze into mirrors at midnight on Good Friday to see t... trails.com
Eastern New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
This may be the closest day trip you can take from the Big Easy. While technically within the city limits, eastern New Orleans?or New Orleans East as it?s commonly called?is only about fifteen minutes from downtown heading ea... trails.com
Between The Covers: An Intriguing Plot For Literary Lovers,...
New Orleans has provided a very attractive setting for both writers and their works for centuries. William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, and Walker Percy are but a few of the luminaries who... trails.com
On The Prowl: Dark Corners For Midnight Ramblers, New...
Bourbon Street is for amateurs. Whooping fraternity boys, conventioneers on an annual toot, traveling salesmen, tour groups?it?s a heckish vision, Six Flags over Sodom and Gomorrah. Wholesale sin looks so much cooler in the b... trails.com
The New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
New Orleans is universally considered to be the birthplace of the uniquely American brand of music known as Jazz. From the dance halls of South Rampart Street and the cribs of the Storyville red light district in th... neworleansonline.com
Fireworks Over The French Quarter: A Hot Date For New Year's...
There's something about ringing in the New Year on the old streets of the French Quarter that adds an extra resonance of tradition to the cheers and noisemakers. And in this nag-free zone, where less momentous occasions have ... trails.com
The Big Lazy: Two Days Of Subtropical Sloth, New Orleans,...
Natives claim New Orleans has two seasons, summer and February, but you don?t need a fireplace on a snowy night for romance. Just crank up the air conditioner, turn on the ceiling fan, and close the shutters for a cool and se... trails.com
Grand Illusions: Living Large In Louisiana, New Orleans,...
Long before you came to New Orleans in search of gilded romance and bygone opulence, ?the Paris of the Americas? was the most exotic stop for the great riverboats, a pleasure island filled with fancy women, fashionable shops,... trails.com
French Quarter Walking Tour
Discover the 'real' history and legends of the Creole people that make up the mysterious neighborhood of the French Quarter. Saunter down the sidewalk's of Royal, Bourbon and other quaint streets named after both sai... adventurefinder.com
Garden District Walking Tour
Join a walking tour through one of New Orleans' most exclusive areas - the Garden District. This 'American' section of town was built to rival the architectural splendor of the Creoles' French Quarter! View the homes... adventurefinder.com
Barataria, Barataria, Louisiana
Arrgh, matey! Welcome to Barataria. Even the name of this place, a French word for fraudulence, illegality or ?dishonesty at sea,?? conjures the name of this region?s most infamous outlaw-turned-patriot resident: Jean Lafitte... trails.com
Kenner, Kenner, Louisiana
It wasn't until after World War II that Kenner began changing from a sleepy rural town into a bustling suburban bedroom community. Today, with a population of more than 82,000, Kenner is the fifth-largest city in Louisiana as... trails.com
Swamp Fling: Louisiana Wildlife On Bayou Barataria, Lafitte,...
Here's a weekend getaway that doesn?t have everything: It?s a trek into the wilderness without the menace, dining and dancing without the cover charge, a visit to the country without the relatives. Imagine camping with soft b... trails.com
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge
Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) was established in October 1994, and is comprised of 15,000 acres of coastal marsh and pine forested wetlands. Of this total, the Conservation Fund has donated over 10,000 a... recreation.gov
Boy Scout Road
This hike is through part of the Big Branch Wildlife Refuge. Most of the hike is on a well maintained roadway. The road is only open to hikers and mountain bikes. There are also a few side trails of the main trail. The hi... localhikes.com