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New Orleans' Top-Five Classic Restaurants. A beautiful main dining room greets you at this elegant Creole restaurant on Bienville Street located between Bourbon and Dauphine.

Crystal chandeliers cast a glow on the tiled floor, while fluted columns and small vases of flowers on the tables add to the ambience of the 1918 mainstay. Large black pots hold lacy ferns, and original light fixtures reflect off the tall leaded-glass windows. In the midst of this lovely setting, begin with a house favorite. Order the Shrimp Arnaud ($8.95), which is shrimp marinated in a tangy rémoulade made with Creole mustard. Now move on to Trout Meunière--deep fried and served with Creole Meunière Sauce and Brabant potatoes ($25.95). Above, left: Every meal at Arnaud's is a cause to celebrate. New Orleans Restaurants. New Orleans Restaurants. Visit The Swamps Of Louisiana. Have you ever visited the swamp by boat or hiked along its walking trails?

Have you ever seen Louisiana's egrets, herons, pelicans and alligators in their natural habitat? Just a short drive from New Orleans are a number of picturesque Louisiana swamps, filled with exotic wildlife and beautiful plantlife – not to mention Cajun culture. The best swamp tours in New Orleans, featured here, offer fascinating guides who grew up in these mysterious swamps. They know how to maneuver through these ancient waterways and, just as important, they know how to weave a yarn. Get outside the city for a couple of hours and explore the undeveloped reaches of Louisiana, dripping with Spanish moss and dotted with gnarled cypress trees. Best Swamp Tours In and Near New Orleans Jean Lafitte Swamp ToursJourney with us – Cajun-style – on a 1-hour-45-minute boat tour through the heart of South Louisiana's swamplands.

New Orleans is a city surrounded by swampland, virtually making it a low-lying island. Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge. Description: Visitors to New Orleans, and most locals, are certainly familiar with the French Quarter, St.

Charles Avenue, the Riverfront, the cemeteries and other historic and scenic attractions. However, one of the city’s most visually interesting attractions is little-known and seldom visited, even though it covers over 24,000 acres. Tens of thousands of people pass through the Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge each day, yet most of them don’t realize it or get to see the attractions it offers. Driving along I-10 in New Orleans East between the twin bridges that cross Lake Pontchartrain and mile marker 249, you are going through the heart of the national wildlife refuge but, other than an occasional waterfowl flying overhead, you won’t see much of the vast marsh’s beauty until you get off the main highway and explore it on foot or by boat. New Orleans Wildlife in Louisiana Snake Nutria Alligator Rodent Raccoon. Louisiana State bird: Brown pelicanState mammal: Black bearState reptile: American alligatorState amphibian: American green tree frogState fish: White crappie State insect: European honey bee Louisiana has a large region of wetlands and low-lying swampy areas.

Many of the river channels are referred to as bayous, with giant trees poking up through the waterways. Where there isn't water, there is hills land of both field and forest. Downtown New Orleans. Creepy, Crusty, Crumbling: Illegal Tour of Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans [75 Pics] Hurricane Katrina killed this clown.

According to the photographer, “An abandoned Six Flags amusement park, someone spray painted ‘Six Flags 2012 coming soon’ on the wall above the downed head. But they were clownin.’ Six Flags will never rebuild here.” That’s sad, but much of New Orleans has not been restored to her former glory. This defunct amusement park on the city’s eastern edge must surely serve as a constant reminder that Katrina tried to wash them off the map. Welcome to Zombie Land kids! Chained dreams of fun at Six Flags New Orleans, abandoned Jazzland – that’s what Six Flags opened as “Jazzland” in 2000. Some photographers can see past the lifeless amusement park’s decay and desolation, showing us that there is still a chance the place could be cheery and not cheerless. Like a Bad Dream. Tours & Attractions. Jackson Square in the French Quarter. About Jackson Square.

Audubon Nature Institute. Find French Quarter Hotels, French Quarter Restaurants, and things to do in the French Quarter. Rebuilding New Orleans (Spring Break) Spring Break 2012. The following content has expired and is available for viewing as an archived piece of editorial.

Please note that the content is not being maintained and may be out of date! College students, are you looking for a fun way to spend your Spring Break? Forget the beach and come to New Orleans instead. We have everything you could ever want for a memorable, adventurous, exciting time you'll never forget! Live music and dancing till the wee hours? In the mood for partying? You won't find a better place for it anywhere in the universe than you will on Bourbon Street. Bourbon Street is one of those places where just the excitement of being there, hanging out on the world-famous strip, is an experience in itself. WARNING: Just don't overdo it, though. Spring Break in New Orleans, LA.