| Day Trips(r) from New Orleans Contributor(s): Gaffney, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0762729759 ISBN-13: 9780762729753 Publisher: Globe Pequot Press OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2005 Annotation: Enjoy a welcome change of pace and discover a world you may not know exists in your own backyard. Day Trips(R) describes hundreds of fascinating and exciting things to do, many free of charge and most within a two-hour drive of New Orleans. Explore 23,000 acres of preserved swampland and marshes at Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge Test the limits of your taste buds at the McIlhenny Company Tabasco Factory and Country Store Blast off in a simulated shuttle flight at the John C. Stennis Space Center Tour historic Plantation Country-then get a different view of the antebellum South at the River Road African-American Museum Spend an afternoon at Grandmother's Buttons, a unique shop and museum with buttons dating back to the 1700s Each Day Trip Includes: Travel directions Destination highlights Other places to visit along the way Choice restaurants and lodging (including price ranges) Shopping |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | United States - South - West South Central (ar, La, Ok, Tx) |
| Dewey: 917.633 |
| Series: Day Trips from New Orleans: Getaways Less Than Two Hours Away |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.02" W x 8.44" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Deep South - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Cultural Region - South |
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| Publisher Description: From Gulf Coast beaches to magnificent plantations, this guide offers more than 25 excursions for travelers seeking a minivacation within a two-hour drive of New Orleans. Includes directions, suggestions for places to eat and stay, and recommended itineraries. |