The Unofficial Guide to New Orleans (Unofficial Guides) - Softcover

From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World

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Five Great Features and Benefits offered ONLY by The Unofficial Guide

1. Hotels, motels, and inns ranked and rated for value and quality — plus proven strategies for getting the best deals
2. Everything you ever needed to know about Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest
3. Witty and informative walking tours of the French Quarter, Arts District and Garden District
4. The straight truth on all the attractions, from City Park to Aquarium of the Americas
5. The best plantation home tours
6. Detailed restaurant reviews and tips on the hottest nightspots

Sample Rating

City Park *****

Appeal by age
Preschool ***
Grade school *****
Teens ***
Young adults *****
Over 30 *****
Seniors ***

1 Palm Drive off I-10 (City Park/Metairie exit); # 504-482-4888;
www.neworleanscitypark.com

Type of attraction Municipal park with a variety of recreational and cultural attractions. Admission Park free; museum, botanical gardens, and some recreational centers have fees for out-of-state visitors. Hours Sunrise to sunset. When to go Anytime. Special comments An unrivaled family venue, with attractions for kids, jocks, picnickers, nature-lovers, and general romantics. How much time to allow 1-4 hours.

EVE ZIBART is a native of Nashville who began her career as a reporter at age 17 at The Tennessean in Nashville. She moved to Washington, and the Washington Post, in 1977 and has served as critic, editor, and columnist at various times for the newspaper’s “Style,” “Weekend,” “TV,” “Metro,” and “Magazine” sections. For the past decade, she has roamed Washington’s restaurants, carryouts, bars, and nightclubs, with the occasional foray into museums and legitimate theater. In addition to her Post columns, Eve has written or cowritten eight books and regularly appears in a variety of lifestyle magazines. In spite of God’s repeated physical admonishments, Eve continues to play a variety of sports, split her own firewood, and haul rocks into what she hopes will become a Japanese garden within her lifetime.

TOM FITZMORRIS has written a weekly restaurant review column in New Orleans for more than 30 years. He is also the host of the daily three-hour Food Show on WSMB radio, and he publishes the New Orleans Menu Daily at www.nomenu.com. He has written 20 dining guides and cookbooks about the New Orleans food scene. Tom was born on Mardi Gras.

WILL COVIELLO is the arts and entertainment editor for Gambit Weekly in New Orleans. He has covered entertainment, arts, culture, and news for various local and national publications. He came to New Orleans for Mardi Gras in 1992 and never left.