There is an inexplicable thing about New Orleans that makes it able to draw thousands of people. As you wander around, you meet the friendly faces of the city's residents and those who are called the never lefts. The never lefts are those who were once visitors of New Orleans - people who came to attend the Mardi Gras, the Jazz Fest, or just came. The beauty of New Orleans instantly mesmerized them, making them unable to leave. When you go to the city for a summer vacation, you will find that they all have a perfectly good reason why.
New Orleans' wide variety of attractions and activities are just endless. One might even find it difficult to decide on where to begin. If that is the case, then it is best to join the New Orleans Super City tour which will allow you to absorb centuries of the city's rich history and culture. The insightful tour takes you to the French Quarter, the Garden District and the Central Business District. It will surely give you a glimpse of the city's different flavors.
The magnificent St. Louis Cathedral attracts millions of people visiting New Orleans. Whether you are religious, interested in architecture and/or photography, or just plain curious, you are sure to be drawn to this 1720 parish. The structure and all its content are simply amazing.
One of the most visited New Orleans attractions, the Museum of the American Cocktail, is reopening this July 2008. Join the very popular curator, Ted Haigh, the locals and other holidaymakers at its new location in Riverwalk Marketplace on July 21st for the ribbon cutting ceremony. The very unique exhibit showcases two hundred years of cocktail history - from vintage cocktail shakers, literature, music, tools used in the bar and an interesting memorabilia of the museum's founders and friends.
There are other unique and interesting museums in New Orleans that you will most definitely find too intriguing to pass. Among those museums is the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum. Guided informative walking tours are offered in this peculiar museum that shows you some of the things you would want to learn about this spiritual practice. As you walk around, you will see a collection of artifacts and other sacred objects related to the term "voodoo". At the gift shop, you will find a voodoo doll, a love potion and, of course, the regular souvenir items like t-shirts, mugs and magnets.
Come nightfall, there are tours that you can join for some thrilling adventure. New Orleans' colorful history includes strange entities such as ghosts, vampires and the witchcraft. Explore these entities by joining the guided New Orleans Ghost Tour. The tour lasts for two hours that will give you juicy information about the haunted happenings in the Big City, and lets you explore the grim and ghastly deeds of the old French Quarter.
Wherever you turn in New Orleans, you will find something that will interest you. In addition to that, the New Orleans Meal Ticket and New Orleans Shoppers Ticket, that gives you access to incredible New Orleans restaurants and shops respectively, make it more enticing to go around the city. New Orleans offers all this and more for a very memorable and extraordinary summer vacation.







