Lonely Planet New Orleans (Lonely Planet City Guides)

The Big Easy, as New Orleans is known, is more than the outrageous celebrations of Mardi Gras and the Jazz & Heritage Festival: it's a town of historic neighborhoods like the French Quarter and the Garden District that has run by its own rules for centuries. This insightful guide leads you beyond the city's tourist fagade to discover the best in music, local cuisine and all that the Crescent City is famous for.