Through the use of thousands of beautiful photographs and meticulously researched histories, the ArmchairTour brings the historic district of New Orleans’ French Quarter alive. As you stroll the streets, you see every house, building, and park, exactly as it is in the French Quarter - over 1,700 sites in all. Local tour guides accompany you as you explore, and explain the history and architecture of each site, or you can join one of 40 guided specialty tours.
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Packed on a single CD-ROM, the New Orleans ArmchairTour contains the entire Vieux Carre historic district - with information, photos, and architectural descriptions for every site in the district. It's indispensable as a travel planner - you can preview all the bed & breakfast inns, for example - and it makes a great memento or gift.
Use the clickable map to explore on your own, or join popular tour guides Bill Coble, Lyndel Brauninger and Paul Nevski on dozens of guided tours, including “VooDoo”, “Famous People” or “Taverns & Bordellos". There are nearly 3,000 photos, including antique photographs, which allow you to see “then and now” perspectives, and 360-degree spherical panoramas where you control the camera angle. You can even visit the interiors of some of the French Quarter’s most famous houses and buildings. Learn the history and culture with the interactive timelines and museum exhibits. The more adventurous ArmchairTourists can search through the hidden alleys and gardens of the Vieux Carre hunting for pirate treasure, or try their hand at one of the French Quarter-themed crossword puzzles. You can even meet a few natives of New Orleans and see what their lives are like in this historic city.
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System Requirements
Here's what you need to use ArmchairTour on your PC:
·Windows 95/98/2000/Me or higher
·133 MHz Pentium or higher.
·32MB RAM
·Sound Card
·CD Drive
Here's what you need to use ArmchairTour on your PC:
·Windows 95/98/2000/Me or higher
·133 MHz Pentium or higher.
·32MB RAM
·Sound Card
·CD Drive
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Absolutely Incredible!,
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This review is from: New Orleans' French Quarter ArmchairTour (CD-ROM)
This is the coolest product! I have to admit I didn't know what to expect when I got it but I was floored as to the amount of information and the extent to which they go into detail. The photography is beautiful. It is so much fun to just walk down the street and see a picture of every single house. I had a ball following the clues looking for this guys lost keys and the graphic at the end was hysterical. It's like buying every single book about the French Quarter, having all the really interesting things be highlighted for you and then have pictures of it all added. It just brings the whole city, with all it's incredible buildings and fascinating stories, to life. I don't usually get this excited about things but this is really great!
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More than worth the price,
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This review is from: New Orleans' French Quarter ArmchairTour (CD-ROM)
I've been to the French Quarter twice in the last year. I think I left my heart there! It's such a beautiful city with so much history, and so many great and colorful people! This CD does the city justice and then some! The pictures are glorious, and I don't think there's a block in the Quarter they missed. You can take a variety of "guided" tours, or you have the option of clicking on a map of the Quarter. The map let's you click and see just about every square inch of the Quarter. There aren't a lot of interior pictures on this CD if that's what you are looking for. There are also panoramic views which are great, and an area to "meet" a couple of people from the French Quarter and get some info and perspective from them. This is just a really great buy for anyone who wants to travel to New Orleans' French Quarter, or for people like me who absolutely love the city!
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Delightful Virtual Tour of the French Quarter,
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This review is from: New Orleans' French Quarter ArmchairTour (CD-ROM)
I tried this CD after viewing the Armchair Tour of Charleston, SC, and I think this one is even better. Tons of information and great photos. I'd love to be able to visit the French Quarter every few months, but failing that opportunity, this has got to be the next best thing.
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