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
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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.
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WATCH: Americana Rules! Inside The Best Little Carnie Museum In Louisiana
WATCH: Americana Rules! Inside The Best Little Carnie Museum In Louisiana 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.
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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.
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WATCH: The Hunt for the Louisiana Swamp Monsters
According to Cajun legend, deep in the Louisiana Swamp is the Rougarou — a large, werewolf-like half-man, half-beast creature who preys on people who venture too far into its terrain. Photo (modified) by Angie Garrett/Flickr. Design by Lauren DeLuca for Yahoo Travel. Regarding this legendary beast, History.com says, “The Cajun legend of the Rougarou can take on multiple forms.
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Hero: This Hotel Manager Saved 300 People During Katrina
Hero: This Hotel Manager Saved 300 People During Katrina 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 When many people think of Hurricane Katrina, they think of New Orleans — but the Big Easy wasn’t the only place devastated by the
