What Will Your New Orleans Encounter Be? Gallery hopping and beer swilling with Southern art lovers in the Warehouse DistrictAdmiring lush garden-shrouded mansions in the Garden DistrictLoosening your belt after feasting on praline bacon, duck-fat-fried chicken and waffles, alligator sausage cheesecake, and peanut butter bacon burgersSnagging a truckload of beads in exchange for showing your, um, spirit at a Mardi Gras paradeDiscovering the meaning of YURP, and witnessing how they're rebuilding - even re-creating - their homeHitching a ride on a steamboat for a dinner cruise along the Big Muddy Discover Twice the City in Half the Time Full-color pull-out map and detailed neighborhood maps for easy navigationOur expert author recommends the very best restaurants, shops, festivals and barsUnique itineraries and highlights help you make the most of a short tripLocal perspectives: meet a member of the Arts Council of New Orleans, a project manager committed to sustainable landscapes, and 'Big Chief Cheyenne' of the Young Cheyenne Mardi Gras Indians