Any recommendations to retaurants, attractions, shows, local hot spots?|||If you like Lebanese food, my favorite in BR is Roman's on Govt. St. In Nola, the Quarter is so historic, colorful, and interesting. To the guy who said Mall of America, that's in MN. I won't go to any malls in Nola or BR. Too many thugs.|||NOLASaints offers a good answer for Baton Rouge. BR isn't really a tourist destination so it doesn't have as much variety as New Orleans. Another restaurant to consider is the Mike Anderson's that is just off Interstate 10 between Baton Rouge and New Orleans: http://www.awesomefood.com/ (NOLASaints meant the Mall of Louisiana) Things to do in New Orleans: Mardi Gras and the Jazz Festival are world famous events, but New Orleans hosts many festivals and celebrations throughout the year: www.nola.com/festivals There are many tours offered and examples are: www.graylineneworleans.com www.hauntedhistorytours.com http://www.saveourcemeteries.org/tours/i鈥?/a> The Saint Charles Streetcar is the oldest continuously operating street railway in the world and is a "tourist attraction" in its own right. It is part of the public transit system, as are the Canal Street and Riverfront streetcar lines: www.norta.com There is always music, but the bands change: Go to www.bestofneworleans.com and click on Music then Listings or to www.offbeat.com and click on Listings, then Music. Note that music clubs often advertise "No Cover", meaning there is no charge for entering. However, clubs with "No Cover" often require that customers buy a beverage each for every "set" of music (which can be every 20 minutes) so KNOW THE PRICE before you sit down. Clubs do that because some people will sit in the club all evening drinking nothing (clubs only make money from the drinks they sell - not from the music). It is also a good idea to pay for each round of drinks (in clubs on Bourbon Street) as it is delivered so there can't be any confusion at the end of the evening. An incomplete guide to bars & clubs: http://www.10best.com/New_Orleans,LA/Nig鈥?/a> www.neworleanscheapdrinks.com http://www.nola.com/bar-guide/ About certain alcoholic beverages: Realize that some famous drinks are VERY potent compared with regular cocktails that have only 1 to 1 陆 ounces of alcohol. For example, a Hurricane is basically 3 or 4 ounces of rum in something like red Kool-Aid, and a Hand Grenade has at least 4 陆 ounces of Everclear + rum + vodka mixed with melon liquor. They don鈥檛 necessarily taste like an alcoholic beverage and it is easy to over-indulge. Magazine Street is a miles-long shopping district: www.magazinestreet.com Cafe du Monde is in the French Quarter and you shouldn't miss having cafe au lait & beignets (www.cafedumonde.com). Another great coffee shop is the Croissant d'Or (at 617 Ursulines Street), which is open from 7:00am to 2:00pm and has food in addition to pastry. Visit the Bottom of the Cup tea Room for a reading: http://www.bottomofthecup.com/ The Palm Court restaurant is very nice, has moderate prices, and offers traditional live jazz starting at 8:00pm: 1204 Decatur Street, tel 504-525-0200 (reservations are important and they are not open every day). http://www.palmcourtjazzcafe.com/ Maximo's Italian Grill has great food and atmosphere: 1117 Decatur Street in the French Quarter, (504) 586-8883. www.maximosgrill.com Cafe Degas is a very French restaurant near City Park at 3127 Esplanade - which is not within walking distance of downtown (5 to 10 minutes by taxi). They are closed on Mondays & Tuesdays (504-945-5635). www.cafedegas.com The Napoleon House restaurant is at 500 Chartres Street in the FQ, and has a menu of great local dishes: www.napoleonhouse.com More restaurant suggestions: http://www.10best.com/New_Orleans,LA/Res鈥?/a> Preservation Hall has traditional live Jazz, and doesn鈥檛 serve alcohol so all ages are welcome: www.preservationhall.com New Orleans has ballet, opera, a symphony orchestra, and theatre: www.nobadance.com www.neworleansopera.org www.lpomusic.com www.lepetittheatre.com There is a free ferry across the Mississippi at the "foot" of Canal Street. It is a short trip but like a harbor cruise w/o a guide: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/canal_stree鈥?/a> The Aquarium, Audubon Zoo, and the new Insectarium are world-class attractions (www.auduboninstitute.org) and you should see them if you can. The Zoo is several miles from downtown. You can drive to the Zoo (which has free parking) or take public transit from the French Quarter. Go to www.neworleansmuseums.com for info on museums. New Orleans City Park has a variety of attractions + free parking. (www.neworleanscitypark.com). Check www.frenchquarter.com and http://www.nola.com/visitor/ for ideas about other things to do. I hope you have a great time!|||EDIT: excuse me mall of Louisiana When you go to Baton Rouge make sure go see Mike the Tiger at the LSU campus. also, check out the stadium Also, Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center it is really pretty. http://www.brec.org/index.cfm?md=pagebui鈥?/a> LSU Rural Life Museum Blue Bayou Water Park Go see the state capitol and the old state capitol. Museum of Political History Go downtown Go check out the ship USS Kid. You can actually Sleep on it. I did and it was really cool and scary! EDIT: Also there is the huge mall Mall of Louisiana Where we go to baton rouge we always stay at the marriott closet to tiger stadium. Eat in BR Georges has awesome po boys! http://www.georgesbr.com/ORIGINAL/ Galatoires Bistro - http://www.galatoires.com/html/bistro.ht鈥?/a> Jubans- http://www.jubans.com/ Bernadettes ( reservation only) http://www.bernadettesrestaurant.com/ On the half shell- http://www.onthehalfshell.biz/ We go to chimes a lot after football games Bars- Freds, Bogies go to before and after games! NEW ORLEANS My favs: The best po boy sandwich is Domilise's a little family owned place outside of the quarter and is cash only.This is a best kept secret. My favorite drinks is the Planters Punch at Pat O's, Pimms Cup at the Napolean House, and bloody mary at the avenue pub uptown. Check out what festivals are happening- http://www.nola.com/festivals/ Attractions: Jackson Square, St Louis Cathedral, Cafe Du Monde, Steamboat Natchez Riverboat Cruise(don't eat there the food is terrible),Moonwalk on the Mississippi, Audubon Zoo, Aquarium, Zoo/Aquarium Cruise, Imax, Audubon Insectarium, Royal St. Antiques, Magazine Street Shopping and Julia St Art Galleries, Check out the Architecture in the Garden District, Airboat Swamp tour, Mardi Gras World, Ride the Streetcar, New Orleans School of Cooking, Carriage Ride, City Park Plantations-Oak Alley, Madewood Plantation, Nottoway Plantation, Beauregard House at Chalmette Battlefield, Destrehan & Ormond Plantations Museum-Historic New Orleans Collection, Ogden, Dday, the cabildo, Pharmacy, Confederate Museum, US Mint, Historic New Orleans Collection, Childrens Museum Haunted Places-Le Petit Theater, The Pontalba, Pirates Alley, The Lalaurie House, Lanaux Mansion, St. Louis Cathedral, Lafittes Blacksmith shop, The Pharmacy, Ghost table at muriels, LaLaurie House, St. Louis Cemetery Number 1, Columns Hotel, Place de Armes Hotel, Yo mamas bar and grill, Pat O's, O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub, Octoroon's House - 734 Royal Street, Hotel Monteleone, Brennans, Le Pavilion Hotel, Arnaud's Restaurant, Canal Street at City Park Avenue, Cafe Lafite in Exile, Gardette-LePrete Haunted House, The Beauregard-Keyes House, Marie Laveau's House at 1020 St. Ann Street, The Creole Lady of Faubourg-Marigny at 734 Royal St, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 and 2 FOOD: Jaquimos( Best Alligator Cheesecake and blackened red fish),Rio Mar, Commanders Palace(MY FAV), Muriels(Turtle Soup, Goat Cheese Crepes, and Pecan crusted drum), Coffee Pot (FAVORITE RED BEANS and breakfast), Upperline( TURTLE SOUP and FISH PIQUANTE USA todays best dish), Lilette, Irenes, Galatoise- (Very famous and very good), Dick and Jennys-(EVERYTHING IS GREAT!), Napolean House( Great. LUNCH SPOT), One on Hampson( BEST DUCK GUMBO), Brennans( BRUNCH), Crepe Nanou,( Love their crepes and grilled AMBERJACK), Tommys Restaurant, Brigtsens ( Everything is AWESOME), Yo Mamas Bar and Grill- Best Hamburgers and Boil Crawfish during the season), Palace Cafe( PECAN CRUSTED FISH AND BLUE CRAB LEGS), Domileses(awesome poboys), Cochon( BEst cochon du lait), Favorite coffee- Cafe du monde Drink in the Quarter! Pat O's, Lafittes Blacksmith shop, Absinthe House, Carousel Bar at the Monteleone hotel, bombay club favorite FQ BAR- Lafittes and Pat o's, Goldmine- place to dance in the quarter Bars not in the quarter- Victorian Lounge at the Columns, Bridge Lounge, Delachaise, fat harrys, Bull Dog, Balcony bar, rendezvous, Lucys retired surfers bar(warehouse district)... After 1am bars, F and M's and grits(more of college and upper 20's crowd), St. Joes. Music- Frenchman street has a lot of music clubs!!(snug Harbour, DBA, Spotted Cat) Tipitinas has cajun dancing every sunday night as long as there is no special events going on Maple Leaf Bar- Rebirth plays every Tuesday night and it right next door to the local favorite restaurant jaquimos!!!!Great music plays here! http://mapleleafbar.com/ Le bon temps rouler- Soul rebels every Thursday http://www.myspace.com/4801magazine Rock n Bowl House of Blues Vaughns- Kermit Ruffins plays here a lot. Howlin Wolf Preservation Hall- Serves no Alcohol so all ages are allowed to go in. Chickie Wa Wa Snug Harbour- http://www.snugjazz.com/site/

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