With all of its facets, a New Orleans experience is never anything but completely authentic. While the excitement of New Orleans with its music, food and culture is year-round, we invite everyone to experience Mardi Gras at least once in their lifetime.

Though the surrounding areas boast malls to rival any in America, New Orleans still believes in the old-world marketplace tradition. Attractions include the Audobun Zoo – and here, one can explore some of the Earth's most intriguing habitats and the creatures that dwell within.

The major thing here is the Mardi Gras World .. with thousands of sensational sculptured props and breath-taking giant figures -- it's the place where Mardi Gras is made. New Orleans nightlife is the neon, noise and revelry of Bourbon Street; but it is also the shadows of moonlit couples walking hand-in-hand along the Mississippi. As for lodging, the popular hotels are centrally-located just blocks from everything in New Orleans ... these hotels are ideally located within walking distance from the river, the French Quarter, and the streetcar line.