<p>hi! :D</p>
<p>i just booked my trip. i'll be in new orleans june 5 - june 9 to pick out my future apartment and will be staying at the maison st. charles (btw, their rates are SUPER low this june, so check them out. it's like $79/night which is lower than the tulane discount) thank you fallenchemist! i heard of the hotel from one of your posts, and i'm so glad i chose that one because my first choice was booked. i doubt i could have found a place closer/cheaper. </p>
<p>anyway, just wondering if you have any advice for things to do when i'm there? i visited once before pre-katrina, and all i saw was UNO, canal st, the aquarium, the french quarter, had a coffee at cafe du monde, etc. there is so much to see and do, do you recommend i try to fit anything in? what about top places to eat? oh, i'm assuming tulane has tours in the summer, so i should book one of those.</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>Emeril’s Delmonico is right across the street from Maison St. Charles</p>
<p>Double check with admissions, but it looks like they have tours at 9 AM M-F. I believe there will be Freshman Orientation sessions during your visit, so your tour might or might not overlap with one of those. But as you say, a call to admissions to book one is the way to go.</p>
<p>One thing you might want to consider is one of the Plantation/swamp tours. We found it extremely interesting. Here are a couple of tour options:</p>
<p>[The</a> Old River Road Plantation Adventure ~ New Orleans, LA](<a href=“http://www.plantationadventure.com/tour_2.asp]The”>http://www.plantationadventure.com/tour_2.asp)</p>
<p>[The</a> Old River Road Plantation Adventure w/Swamp Tour ~ New Orleans, LA](<a href=“http://www.plantationadventure.com/tour_general.asp?ID=7]The”>http://www.plantationadventure.com/tour_general.asp?ID=7)</p>
<p>The second includes the swamp tour. I highly recommend this latter one with the Laura Plantation tour, it is an all day thing.</p>
<p>On another day, you can just walk. Walk through Audubon Park, down Magazine Street, through the homes in the Garden District.</p>
<p>On another thread someone did a nice description of some of the music options.</p>
<p>It will be hot hot hot for all this though. Just be aware and always have water.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>