ACTIVITIES & RESTAURANTS

Museé Conti Wax Museum, 917 Conti, I found this to be much more interesting than I thought it would be. (504) 525-2605; website

New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum - 724 Dumaine Street in the French Quarter; tours of the undead nightly; (504) 523-7685; website

New Orleans Museum of Art - Excellent art museum in City Park, Wednesdays noon - 8pm, Thursdays-Sundays 10am - 5pm. With sculpture garden and small, on-site restaurant. 504-488-2631; website

New Orleans School of Cooking - 524 St. Louis Street. (504) 525-2665; website

Ogden Museum of Southern Art - 925 Camp Street in the Warehouse District across from the Contemporary Arts Center. ( 504) 539-9600; website

Old U.S. Mint - 400 Esplanade in the French Quarter at the River. This building houses the Louisiana State Museum Library as well as the Jazz and Carnival (Mardi Gras) museums. (504) 568-6968; website

Plantation Tours - River Road plantations tour departs daily. Gray Line Tours. 504-587-0861; website