USA · The Deep South
There is nowhere else in America quite like New Orleans. A French and Spanish past, a deep Caribbean and African current and a born-here genius for music and food have combined into a city that feels like its own small country, soulful and slightly wicked, where the good times are taken seriously.
The French Quarter is the heart of it, with wrought-iron balconies, hidden courtyards and the brass and blues that pour out of the clubs on Frenchmen Street. You will eat well and often here, from sugary beignets at a café table to gumbo, jambalaya and overstuffed po'boys. A historic streetcar carries you out to the Garden District, where antebellum mansions stand under canopies of live oak.
Two or three nights lets you fall into the city's rhythm. We can time your visit for the spectacle of Mardi Gras or Jazz Fest, or aim for a quieter stretch when the Quarter is yours to wander after dark.
