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(
www.snugjazz.com
; 626 Frenchmen St, Marigny)
In the Marigny, the city's best contemporary
jazz venue is all about world-class music and a good variety of acts. If you can't spring
for the show (cover $15 to $25), sit downstairs at the bar and watch on closed-circuit.
Preservation Hall
JAZZ
(
www.preservationhall.com
;
726 St Peter St, French Quarter; cover $15; 8-11pm)
A veritable
museum of traditional and Dixieland jazz, Preservation Hall is a pilgrimage. But like
many religious obligations, it ain't necessarily easy, with no air-conditioning, limited
seating and no refreshments (you can bring your own water, that's it).
Shopping
Magazine Antique Mall
ANTIQUES
( 504 896 9994;
www.magazineantiquemall.com
; 3017 Magazine St; 10:30am-5:30pm Mon-
Sat, from noon Sun)
Hard-core rummagers are likely to score items of interest in the dozen
or so stalls here, where independent dealers peddle an intriguing and varied range of an-
tique bric-a-brac.
Maple Street Book Shop
BOOKSHOP
(
www.maplestreetbookshop.com
;
7523 Maple St, Uptown; 9am-7pm Mon-Sat, 11am-5pm Sun)
A
mainstay independent bookstore in Uptown, with a used bookstore affiliate next door.
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DANGERS & ANNOYANCES
New Orleans has a high violent-crime rate, and neighborhoods go from good to ghetto
very quickly. Be careful walking too far north of Faubourg Marigny and the Bywater (St
Claude Ave is a good place to stop), south of Magazine St (things get dodgier past Laurel
St) and too far north of Rampart St (Lakeside) from the French Quarter into Tremé
without a specific destination in mind. Stick to places that are well peopled, particularly
at night, and spring for a cab to avoid dark walks. In the Quarter, street hustlers fre-
quently approach tourists - just walk away. With all that said, don't be paranoid. Crime
here, as in most of America, tends to be between people who already know each other.
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