Travel Guide:new orleans

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    Mardi Gras Secrets: Tour the Warehouse Where Floats Live Forever

    The Kern family has been making elaborate Mardi Gras floats for generations, and you can see them on a tour of the company warehouse in New Orleans.

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    New Orleans Off the Beaten Path: The Stuff That Tourists Always Miss

    Traditional New Orleans French Quarter — an area I spent little time in! (Photo: Sherry Ott) By Sherry Ott / Ott’s World It’s true — I did everything wrong during my 48 hours in New Orleans. I was causing trouble in New Orleans bucking the normal tourist spots and trying to find something different, yet still experience that New Orleans flare and culture. While on a cemetery tour I asked him what I thought to be a straightforward question about why the slaves were treated differently in New Or

  • NewsPaula Froelich

    WATCH: A Psychic Tour of America’s Most Haunted City

    Yahoo is streaming the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, a three-day music festival live from New Orleans. This year’s lineup includes artists like Florence & The Machine, deadmau5, Jane’s Addiction, and more. It starts on Friday, October 30 at 4pm ET/1pm PT and you can watch all weekend long at yahoo.com/voodoo. Strolling through the Cities of the Dead with the Mary Poppins of dead people isn’t as creepy as it sounds, I swear.

  • NewsPaula Froelich

    Culture of Booze: 3 Must-Hit Spots on the Ultimate NOLA Alcohol Crawl

    Yahoo is streaming the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience, a three-day music festival live from New Orleans. This year’s lineup includes artists like Florence & The Machine, deadmau5, Jane’s Addiction, and more. It starts on Friday, Oct. 30 at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m.