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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