Sensual

This one word speaks
volumes about New Orleans, the Crescent City.
From the unforgettable musical experience of Bourbon Street to the delicious fragrances exuding from the cafes surrounding Jackson Square, the French Quarter is a rich blend of ethnic tastes and architecture. French heritage and African culture meld with Spanish and Caribbean architectural styles to flavor a unique mix as spicy as the gumbo for which the city is known.

On the French Quarter ArmchairTour

Packed on a single CD-ROM, the New Orleans ArmchairTour contains the entire French Quarter - with information, photos, and architectural descriptions for every site in the district -
over 1,700 in all.

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.

• Explore over 1,700 sites in the French Quarter with the clickable map - every house, park, church, inn, and tourism-related business.

• Unique "Free Explore" interface enables you to "walk" up and down the streets and experience the sights and sounds as if you were there.

• Forty guided tours, including vampires, ghosts, and voodoo as well as tours based on history and architecture.

• 3,000 photographs, including "then and now" comparisons with many antique photos.

• 360° spherical panoramas, where you control the camera angle.

• Interior tours of some of the French Quarter's most famous houses, churches, and buildings, including the Gallier House, Madam John's Legacy, the Hermann-Grima house, the Cathedral, the Cabildo, and many more.

• Complete architectural descriptions of all 1,700 sites, plus hundreds of "site histories."

• Interactive historical timelines highlight the cultural, political, and economic history; there's even a timeline for disasters and calamities.

• A "meet the locals" activity where you can learn what it is like to be a New Orleanian.

• Museum exhibits highlighting local arts and artists, photography, and the natural history of the area.

• Easy to use point-and-click interface.