New Orleans: A Lonely Planet City Guide
- ISBN-10
- 0864424302
- ISBN-13
- 9780864424303
- Series
- New Orleans
- Category
- New Orleans (La.)
- Pages
- 299
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Lonely Planet
- Author
- Robert Raburn
Description
In this first-rate guide, the hip authors supply recommendations for all the best to see and do in the Big Easy, with information on getting around, walking tours, and insider advice on the city's fabled music, food, and nightlife. Sidebars cover everything from Creole cooking and Mardi Gras to Huey Long and paddlewheel steamers. Color throughout. 16 maps.
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