Being located on a crescent-shaped bend of the Mississippi River, New Orleans is commonly referred to as  “The Crescent City.”  This Southern Louisiana city is one of the busiest seaports in the world, despite the fact that it's situated about 110 miles from the Gulf of Mexico.  New Orleans has changed national flags a number of times, being owned by the French, the Spanish, and finally coming under the control of the Americans.  The most famous part of the city is the French Quarter, really a misnomer since much of the architecture is of Spanish influence and was built during the time when Spain was in control of the city.  Locally, street signs refer to the French Quarter as Vieux Carre.

Vieux Carre (the French Quarter) can be equated with carnival year round.  Here, you can enjoy world-famous Gumbo dishes and Poor Boys, drink Hurricanes, peak into live "strip" shows from off the sidewalk, see an occasional nude person watering plants from the balcony above, purchase Voodoo items from several shops, listen to impromptu jazz concerts in the streets, and browse the hundreds of specialty shops located all over the Quarter.  Just about "anything goes" in the French Quarter, it seems. Streets are narrow and one way, and at night are closed off to motorists for pedestrian traffic-only.  After dark is when things really get crazy in the French Quarter!

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This toll-free bridge across the Mississippi River is not for the faint of heart!  High above the river just outside of New Orleans, the aging, narrow Huey P. Long Bridge provides free access to the Crescent City.  High above the roadway is a railroad tressle.  The  bridge was built during the adminstration of the famous governor.  Downriver a few miles are twin spans, called the Crescent City Connection.  They join the west bank with downtown New Orleans.  Motorists need a buck for the toll when entering the city, but those traveling from New Orleans can cross for free.

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