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New Orleans Museum of Art: Temple of Art for Rich and Poor

New Orleans Museum of Art: Temple of Art for Rich and Poor

Visiting the New Orleans Museum of Art is a treat for the senses, inside and out.

The Beaux Arts building housing the Gulf South’s premier art museum is in City Park, one of the city’s most breathtakingly beautiful parks, studded with old live oaks. During the holidays, thousands line up to drive or walk to see holiday lights in the trees in the Celebration in the Oaks.

Inside, NOMA has an art collection worthy of the city’s rich heritage and ranked among the country’s top 100 art museums. The reopened Fabergé Gallery includes 82 objects, including some of the Russian jeweler’s Easter Eggs, an Easter-egg-shaped box, a pearl-studded pink clock owned by the last Tsarina of Russia, a diamond-encrusted Bismark Box and 44 miniature Easter Eggs by Fabergé.

Impressionist fans (and who isn’t?) will enjoy the museum’s

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Published: Oct 12, 2009

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Audubon Aquarium of the Americas

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas
In a city surrounded by water, New Orleans’ Audubon Aquarium of the Americas offers a broad and often whimsical display of more than 10,000 creatures that live in or near bodies of water.

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Published: Sep 2, 2009

National World War II Museum hosts 'Greatest Generation'

National World War II Museum hosts 'Greatest Generation'
National World War II Museum brings light to the experiences of "The Greatest Generation."

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Published: Jul 9, 2009

Audubon Zoo: They all asked for you

Audubon Zoo: They all asked for you
Nestled near an elbow of the Mississippi River in the old Garden District, on the site of of an 18th century sugar plantation is the Aududon Zoo, which has delighted natives and outsiders for generations with such unusual animals as white tigers, white alligators and the world's only urban swamp.

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Published: Jul 8, 2009

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NEW ORLEANS: Voodoo Experience: Conjuring up Three Days of Music

NEW ORLEANS: Voodoo Experience: Conjuring up Three Days of Music
The Voodoo Festival has become a Halloween weekend musical ritual in New Orleans. More than 150 acts will be featured this year, including Eminem, Kiss, Lenny Kravitz, Jane's Addiction and Widespread Panic.

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Published: Sep 11, 2009

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New Orleans Bourbon House: whiskey and seafood in the French Quarter

New Orleans Bourbon House: whiskey and seafood in the French Quarter
Enjoy the complete New Orleans culinary experience at the Bourbon House by slurping down a few fresh oysters, sipping a signature fine bourbon and digging into some perfectly cooked seafood in a dining room overlooking the tableau of Bourbon Street.

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Published: Aug 3, 2009

NEW ORLEANS: Palace Cafe is fit for a king

NEW ORLEANS: Palace Cafe is fit for a king
You’ll eat like a Mardi Gras King at the Palace Café, operated by New Orleans culinary aristocracy on the edge of the French Quarter.

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Published: Aug 3, 2009

New Orleans: Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse: a grand dining experience in the French Quarter

New Orleans: Dickie Brennan's Steakhouse: a grand dining experience in the French Quarter
They grill chops, sear strips, oven-roast prime rib and broil filets with loving care at Dickie Brennan’s Steakhouse, in the edge of the French Quarter. This is a grand dining experience, done by a family that has been in the food business for generations, in a city picky about its food.

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Published: Aug 3, 2009