New Orleans may be best known for its lively culture– swinging jazz, the colorful costumes of Mardi Gras Indians, delectable Creole and Cajun cuisine. But the city has a notorious dark side as well– Keep Reading
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Treme, New Orleans (How Congo Square Was The Birthplace of American Culture)
Congo Square is quiet now. Traffic forms a dull drone in the distance. A lone percussionist taps out ancient tribal rhythms on a two-headed hand drum. An air compressor used in Rampart Street road Keep Reading
INTERVIEW: Ben Jaffe on Preservation Hall Jazz Band & New Orleans
Ben Jaffe on Preservation Hall Jazz Band & New Orleans When most people think of New Orleans, the first three things that come to mind are Bourbon Street, booze and Mardi Gras beads. Keep Reading
New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Indians (A Photo Essay)
The iconic Mardi Gras Indians are as inexorably linked to the annual New Orleans carnival celebration as beads, boobs and booze. But beyond their sensational suits laced with gorgeous gems, Keep Reading
The Best Mardi Gras Balls, Parades & Parties (An Insider’s Guide)
Over the next few weeks, thousands of revelers will head to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, the biggest and best carnival celebration in the United States. From Mardi Gras balls and parties to lively Keep Reading
LOUISIANA: Charmed at the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
Charmed By The New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum If you're fascinated by Zombie lore, but your primary source of information about them is The Walking Dead, the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Keep Reading
50 Ways to Celebrate New Year Traditions Around the World
[Updated 12/15/2022] Did you know that more people celebrate New Years around the world than any other holiday? But, of course, that doesn’t mean that we all have the same New Year Keep Reading
The 15 Most Haunted Hotels in America
Mary and I got our first experience with haunted hotels in America the very first time we traveled together, when I took her to Barnsley Gardens Resort in north Georgia for Valentine's Day in Keep Reading
The First Mardi Gras: Visiting the Mobile Carnival Museum
Held every year on the day before Ash Wednesday, Mardi Gras (a.k.a. Fat Tuesday) in New Orleans is a cultural spectacle to behold, rivaled only by Carnival in Brazil and the Holi Festival of Keep Reading
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