New Orleans Vacations, New Orleans Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

New Orleans, The Big Easy, a melting pot within a melting pot. The cultural hodge-podge of this city is the centerpiece of its charm. Its economy has two major facets: tourism & the Mississippi River Delta as a port of trade.

New Orleans is one of the few American cities which still retains a heavy European influence in its social attitudes. Like many of its European counterparts you may notice New Orleans to be a more “pub-based culture” as opposed to the theme restaurant/nightclub aesthetic of many younger cities in the U.S.

Famous for its ceremonial decadence & native ethnic cuisine (Creole & Cajun), the French Quarter’s architecture is actually Spanish in origin. Many of the city’s trees & their underlying fences are draped in Spanish moss.

Some of the most famous tourist attractions in the French Quarter include:
- Bourbon Street (hotels, bars & nightclubs)
- Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral (heart of the Quarter)
- The French Market & Magazine Street (antiques, souvenirs & shopping)
- Preservation Hall (legendary jazz spot)
- many voodoo shops
- A great many more.

You may recognize a very distinctive dialect & accent. Chances are if you’ve never been to the city you’ve never heard it spoken at all as it is routinely misrepresented in film. The natives are very accustomed to tourism and many of them depend on it for their livelihood. “Southern Hospitality” is therefore, very much a product of respect and self-interest here.