<p>Help a sista out</p>
<p>I'm visiting next week. I've been there before but it was forever ago. I am so excited to see Tulane!! </p>
<p>Does anyone have any suggestions/recommendations of places to hit up while we are down there?</p>
<p>Grazie for the help</p>
<p>My, that’s a big question. What are you looking for, food, culture, educational?</p>
<p>Also, how long will you be there?</p>
<p>What FC said. Also where are you going to be staying? If you have an hour to spare, I love Audubon park across the street from Tulane - its a wonderful place to take a long walk, and if you have half a day, I really like the Audubon Zoo…</p>
<p>Go to Cafe du Monde (in the French Quarter). Order a bag of beignets. Don’t try and share with anyone, cause you won’t want to. You absolutely must do this, it is absolutely fantastic!</p>
<p>Visit the French Quarter, shop on Magazine street, eat lunch at the Camellia Grill, stop in The Boot, I agree that Audubon Park is not to be missed, walk to the river…</p>
<p>This is just a short list. Tulane is a wonderful college experience. And a huge part of Tulane is that it is in New Orleans. Enjoy your trip!</p>
<p>Prepare to eat yourself into a near coma. Here are my some of my favorite places near campus and easy to get to via street car (if it is still running). There are many many others as well.</p>
<p>[Boucherie</a> · Contemporary Southern Cuisine · 8115 Jeannette St, New Orleans](<a href=“http://www.boucherie-nola.com/]Boucherie”>http://www.boucherie-nola.com/)
[Dante’s</a> Kitchen<a href=“particularly%20great%20for%20weekend%20brunch”>/url</a>
[url=<a href="http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/domilises-po-boys/Location?oid=1274783]Domilise’s">http://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/domilises-po-boys/Location?oid=1274783]Domilise’s</a> Po-Boys | Uptown | Sandwiches & Po-boys | Restaurants](<a href=“http://danteskitchen.com/]Dante’s”>http://danteskitchen.com/)
[Voodoo</a> BBQ](<a href=“http://www.voodoobbqandgrill.com/st_charles_store.htm]Voodoo”>http://www.voodoobbqandgrill.com/st_charles_store.htm)</p>
<p>And then stop by Pralines by Jean for something unbelievable. Nice NOLA gift for those at home. [Pralines</a> By Jean…and Cupcakes too!](<a href=“http://www.pralinesbyjean.com/]Pralines”>http://www.pralinesbyjean.com/)</p>
<p>And for a little nighttime entertainment check out the Rock N Bowl <a href=“CitySearch - Your local city guide”>CitySearch - Your local city guide;
<p>March: <a href=“http://www.rockandbowl.com/CalandarPAGE/mounths/march.html[/url]”>http://www.rockandbowl.com/CalandarPAGE/mounths/march.html</a></p>
<p>April: <a href=“http://www.rockandbowl.com/CalandarPAGE/mounths/april.html[/url]”>http://www.rockandbowl.com/CalandarPAGE/mounths/april.html</a></p>
<p>I see Kermit Ruffins is playing April 9th, saw him and his band there, really, really fun.</p>
<p>Kermit Ruffins is…awesome.</p>
<p>every thursday at the bar le bon temps roule on magazine street the soul rebels brass band plays…always a fun show with a great new orleans band. the maple leaf, which is on oak street pretty close to tulane, is also really awesome. cool outdoor back patio, and always different shows going on. other great bands to check it out are johnny sketch and the dirty notes and galactic. tipitina’s is also another cool (and well-known) venue, a little farther away from campus on tchoupitoulas street . i could probably keep going but will stop now…</p>
<p>and great food choices idad! another favorite of mine is surrey cafe (great for breakfast or lunch, uses local louisiana produce, has great shrimp n grits) which is located in the lower garden district…but i heard they just opened a location uptown as well, though i’m not sure where. ahh and cooter browns is a great place to get beer and oysters on the half shell, and is located at the riverbend close to tulane. you should also get snowballs (kind of like snowcones but better) at plum street snowballs which is also close to campus in a house in the middle of a neighborhood.</p>
<p>oops, i just realized op may not be old enough to go see shows at some of those bars…for the future then!</p>
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<p>Skip the Camellia Grill. Vastly overrated diner. Worst reuben I ever had in my life. Meat was tough and way too thick. Was there a few months ago.</p>
<p>Well, we will have to agree to disagree NP. Not about the Reuben, never tried it there. But the burgers are good, and the breakfasts excellent. The milkshakes (called freezes) are superb, IMO. But it is the entertainment value and the whole of the experience that makes CG what it is. Certainly not everyone likes it, but anyone thinking of going to Tulane should try it.</p>
<p>I also like CG. The breakfasts are good, and the place is indeed fun. But, if you are are yearning for a burger, stop by Port of Call in the French Quarter. One half pound of pure goodness.</p>
<p>Skip the Camellia Grill.</p>
<p>No way…lol…breakfast, burgers and shakes are really good for a fair price…</p>
<p>my whole family is from new orleans and i have been there several times. places that i would recommend to eat aside from cafe du monde (whose beignets are absolutely delicious) would be Galatoires (expensive but a great meal), Mr. B’s and Brennan’ s (for breakfast or brunch, can’t be beat). In terms of other things to do, Royal Street for antique shopping/looking is truly great, fascinating too; there’s also the flea market if you walk past Cafe Du Monde, you’ll see it; Magazine Street of course for shopping! Hm there’s so much to think of, if I come up with anything else I’ll let you know!</p>
<p>I would also recommend checking out Frenchmen St. near the French Quarter. It is about two blocks of music and food where many of the local musicians hangout. Trombone Shorty suggested to S2 he frequent the area if he wanted to connect with the NOLA music scene. Can’t get a better recommendation than that. [Frenchmen</a> St., New Orleans, Louisiana Jazz, Music, Clubs](<a href=“http://frenchmenst.com/]Frenchmen”>http://frenchmenst.com/)</p>