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When in New Orleans, you might like to try these recommended activities and restaurants in and around the City. Audubon Zoo Cruise - The John James Audubon riverboat offers four round trips daily allowing you to see both the zoo and the aquarium; 504-581-4629 or 1-800-774-7394 Cemeteries - Don't miss a visit to one of the area's fascinating cemeteries. A website with good information is available at Immortele. National D-Day Museum - 945 Magazine in the Warehouse District. 9am - 5pm 7 days; 504-527-6012 Ghost Tour - Day or night tours available; 504-524-0708 IMAX Theatre - At the Aquarium, with features showing on the hour. 504-581-4629 Louisiana Children's Museum - 428 Julia Street in the Warehouse District, open Tues - Sun, 9:30am - 4:30pm. Lots of hands-on exhibits for kids of all ages. Explore bubbles inside and out, drive a streetcar, be a newscaster. This is a great place. 504-523-1357 Magic Walking Tours - Alternative tours, cemeteries, voodoo, etc., for groups of ten or more. 504-588-9693 Mardi Gras Unmasked - A website dedicated to the best of Mardi Gras Mid-City Rock 'N' Bowl, 4133 S. Carrollton at Tulane Avenue: (504) 482-3133 New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum - 724 Dumaine Street in the French Quarter; "tours of the undead, 8pm nightly"; 504-523-7685 New Orleans Museum of Art - Excellent art museum in City Park, open Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm. With sculpture garden and small, on-site restaurant. 504-488-2631 New Orleans School of Cooking - 620 Decatur, Jackson Brewery along the River, street level. 10am - 9pm weekdays, until 10pm weekends. 504-525-2665 Ogden Museum of Southern Art - 925 Camp in the Warehouse District across from the Contemporary Arts Center. 9:30am - 5:30pm Tuesday - Sunday; until 8:30pm on Thursdays; closed Mondays. 504-539-9600 Old U.S. Mint - 400 Esplanade in the French Quarter at the River, open Tuesday - Sunday 9am - 5pm. This building houses the Louisiana State Museum Library as well as the Jazz and Carnival (Mardi Gras) museums. Plantation Tours - River Road plantations tour departs daily at 9am from Toulouse St. at the River next to Jackson Brewery. The Oak Alley plantation tour departs 1pm. Call Gray Line Tours at 504-587-0861. Riverboat cruises - The Steamboat Natchez is docked at the Jackson Brewery. Offers the opportunity to feel the river and its influence on the area. Two departures daily. 504-586-8777 Swamp tours - (highly recommended) Honey Island Swamp Tour pickup available at hotels, 504-242-5877; Cypress Swamp Tour also has pickup at hotels and elsewhere. 504-581-4501 Wax Museum - Museé Conti Wax Museum, 917 Conti, I found this to be much more interesting than I thought it would be. 10-5:30pm M-Sat, 12-5:30pm Sun; 504-525-2605 Bars/Nightclubs/Music/Dancing The Blue Nile - 534 Frenchmen Street in Faubourg Marigny; live music, often Latin, comfortable for ages 21 to 101, 504-948-2583 Café Brasil - 535 Frenchmen Street in Faubourg Marigny; ground zero for cultural diversity with a lineup of reggae, Latin, avant-garde, or Klezmer music House of Blues - 225 Decatur Street in the French Quarter; live music club, big-named acts, 504-529-2583 Kerry's Irish Pub - 331 Decatur Street in the French Quarter; live Irish and Celtic music, 504-527-5954 Maple Leaf - 8316 Oak Street, Uptown; live music club, 504-866-9359 Michaul's Live Cajun Music Restaurant - 840 St. Charles Avenue; Cajun dancing, 504-522-5517 Rock ‘N’ Bowl - Mid-City Bowling Lanes, 4133 S. Carrollton; bowling with live music, great fun, one of my favorites, 504-482-3133 Napoleon House Bar & Café - 500 Chartres Street in the French Quarter; classic New Orleans atmosphere for late night drinks Oz - 800 Bourbon Street in the French Quarter; high energy mixed/gay bar and disco The Parade - upstairs at 801 Bourbon Street in the French Quarter; high energy mixed/mostly gay disco; (Turn the volume down on your computer's speakers before you click on their link.) Preservation Hall - 726 St. Peter Street in the French Quarter; traditional New Orleans jazz, 504-522-2841 Snug Harbor - 626 Frenchmen Street in Faubourg Marigny; quaint and comfortable live jazz club, 504-949-0696 Recommended Restaurants (Reservations required for dinner, semi-formal attire, except where noted) Antoine's - 713 St. Louis Street in the French Quarter, 504-581-4422, $$$ Bacco - 310 Chartres Street in the French Quarter, Italian with emphasis on regional seafood, free valet parking at 316 Chartres, 522-2426, $$$ Bayona - 430 Dauphine Street in the French Quarter, 525-4455, $$$ Brennan's - 417 Royal Street in the French Quarter, 504-525-9711, $$$ Commander's Palace - 1407 Washington Avenue in the Garden District, 504-899-8221, $$$ Emeril's - 800 Tchoupitoulas Street in the Warehouse District, 504-528-9393, one of the best restaurants anywhere, original location, $$$ Emeril's Delmonico - 1300 St. Charles at Lee Circle, 504-523-9307; stylish, yet conservative, Chef Emeril’s newest, $$$ Maximo's Italian Grill - 1117 Decatur Street in the French Quarter, 504-586-8883, stylish decor w/jazz photos by Herman Leonard, $$ Mr B’s Bistro - 201 Royal, 504-523-2078, $$$ New Orleans Grill - Windsor Court Hotel, 300 Gravier Street in the CBD, 504-522-9376, $$$$ Nola - 534 St. Louis Street in the French Quarter, 504-522-6652, Chef Emeril's second, less formal, venture, $$$ Palace Café - 605 Canal Street downtown, 504-521-8310, $$$ Santa Fe - 801 Frenchmen Street in Faubourg Marigny, 504-944-6854, excellent Mexican, no reservations (wait for a table downstairs when necessary), closed Sunday, Monday, & Tuesday, casual, $$ You May Also Want To Try These Popular Places: Café Du Monde - 813 Decatur Street along the River in the French Quarter near Jackson Square, coffee and beignets (doughnuts with powdered sugar - so don't inhale while you're eating!), open 24 hours Crescent City Brewhouse - 527 Decatur Street in the French Quarter, features three fresh beers made on the premises Mother's - 401 Poydras Street in the CBD, po-boys and plate lunches; stand in line outside during peak hours New Orleans Links
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