New Orleans - Garden, Lower Garden & Central City (PDF Chapter)
This is the Garden, Lower Garden & Central City chapter from Lonely Planet’s New Or-leans guidebook.
The Garden District, Lower Garden District and Central City are three distinct neighborhoods, each offering different experiences: the Garden exudes Old Southern excess, the Lower Garden has a studenty vibe and Central City has a concentration of community activist organizations.
- learn about the past at Lafayette Cemetery No 1, where above-ground crypts hold tragic ta-les draped with vines and spreading tree roots
- maps
- study BBQ, hot sauce and absinthe in the Southern Food & Beverage Museum, a temple to Southern gastronomy.
- transport
- wander past paintings of local musicians, political icons and Mardi Gras festivities at the Mckenna Museum of African American Art
- restaurants & bars
Coverage includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Sports & Activities.
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