New Orleans '97

by Fodor's Travel Publications Inc.

The best guide to New Orleans, updated every year

New tour of Anne Rice sights
Wonderful walking, driving, and streetcar tours
Cajun Country and River Road plantation excursions
Hot spots for jazz, blues, zydeco, and rock and roll
All about Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, voodoo, and vampires

Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget

Posh hotels, gracious B&Bs, motels, and plantation inns
Landmark restaurants, Old World cafés, charming bistros, and the best gumbo, po'boys, and jambalaya

Fresh, thorough, practical--from writers you can trust

Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents

22 pages of maps--and dozens of unique features

Important Contacts A to Z; Smart Travel Tips; Fodor's Choice; What's Where; Pleasures & Pastimes; festivals; background essays, further reading, videos to watch

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Reference

240 pages, Paperback

First published December 12, 1983

About the author

Fodor's Travel Publications is a United States-based producer of English-language travel guides and online tourism information. It was founded by Hungarian Eugene Fodor in 1936.
Fodor’s was acquired by Random House in 1986 and sold to Internet Brands in 2016.

Reviews

[Mti Librarian]

It was awesome! I was only in New Orleans for about 2 days, so I didn't get much beyond the basic touristy stuff. I used several of the maps in this book, especially when I did a driving tour of the Garden District. I also really like the chapter on Hurricane Katrina and the recommended driving tour to see the damage. I even have a little shout-out in this guide:

"June 24, 2006 - Approximately 20,000 attend American Library Association meeting, the largest conference in the city post Katrina."

[Lauren]

Not exactly an exciting read. Very much a typical travel guide book. BUT it was definitely informative & I got ideas for a trip to New Orleans.

[Catherine Woodman]

This guide is very good--the best one I took out of the library--and definitely good enough for touring the surrounding areas of plantation country and cajun country--the strengths are the food options--it really gives a good representation of what is out there--the weakness is the accuracy of some of the plantation country info--the maps do not show the plantations in correct places vis-a-vis the roads they show, one is no longer open for touring, and this is pretty early in 2010 for those inaccuracies. The other is the price of restaurants is a bit off--and more details would have been appreciated. But overall, it is the guide book I would take back.

[Michael]

An excellant self walking tour is made available here. You will learn the history and see it up close!

[Caroline]

because I can

[Brenna Call]

As far as travel guides go, I really like Fodor's! I read this cover to cover in anticipation of my upcoming trip to NOLA for the American Library Association Conference this June. Can't wait!!!

[Erin O]

Decent guidebook. A little bulky if you want to carry it around with you.

[KJ Grow]

Got us where we needed to go and gave us fair warning about the danger of hurricanes (the cocktail, that is).

[Maggie]

I love travel guides, but I want more pictures than this.

[Kristy]

Excellent guide to everything in New Orleans. From safety to tours to take and skip.