New Orleans

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New Orleans has long seduced with its Caribbean color, sultry Southern heat, sweet-tasting cocktails and voodoo potions. The unofficial state motto, laissez les bons temps rouler (let the good times roll), pretty much says it all.

Hurricane Katrina caused a mass exodus and only time will tell how the city will ultimately repopulate. In the meantime it's mostly back to business as usual. Now more than ever, tourism is critical to the future of New Orleans. All reports we hear from travelers suggest that New Orleans has just about regained its pre-Katrina reputation as America's most fun city.

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Suggested Itineraries: New Orleans

Of all American cities, New Orleans knows best how to party. New Orleans' ribald version of Mardi Gras usually includes several weeks' worth of fun and fabulousness leading up to Fat Tuesday, but that's been scaled back to eight days for now.

Jazz Fest has, since 1968, expanded to include two weekends in late April and early May and features music to suit just about anybody's tastes, with thousands of performers on more than 10 stages displaying styles ranging from big band to zydeco.

For more trip-planning advice in New Orleans, read our complete suggested itineraries in New Orleans or read the latest post in the Viator Travel Blog about suggested itineraries in New Orleans.