5 Fun Ways to Spend $500 in New Orleans
We've got your chance to see Katy Perry in New Orleans in October as part of the Prismatic World Tour. When you win the flyaway to NOLA, you'll also get $500 spending cash. We've got some ideas on how to spend that money in the Big Easy.
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Pig Out on New Orleans Cuisine
Étouffée, gumbo, crawdads, muffalettas and po boys - New Orleans cuisine is like nothing else in America. Make sure you splurge on the local flavor from an institution like Mother's.
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Dress Like a Mardi Gras Indian
Street celebrations are famous in New Orleans and there is likely nothing more famous than the Mardi Gras Indians. Buy some beads, sequence, feathers along with a tambourine and get ready to join a Second Line.
And if you see a Mardi Gras Indian, tell them how 'pretty' they look - it's the highest compliment. - 3
Buy the Whole Bar Hurricanes
You'll likely find yourself at a Bourbon Street bar at some point during your New Orleans stay. Use some of your prize money to buy the bar the city's signature drink - the Hurricane.
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Drownd in Powdered Sugar with Beignets from Cafe du Monde
Don't call it a donut - the fried pastries served at the legendary Cafe du Monde are beignets.
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Find a Fortune Teller
New Orleans is also steeped in voodoo and mysticism. Places like Jackson Square are always a popular hang-out for fortune tellers and tarot readers.