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A brief QuickTime movie of the Dukes of Dixieland.

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The New Orleans Museum of Art. The primary exhibition during our visit are photographs from one family's collection, which include a wide variety of photographers.

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The same scupture seen near the entrace, looking the other way back towards the main street. The museum is adjacent to (really inside) a very large park, in a great setting. No photographs allowed inside, so this is it!

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Back in the French Quarter, we decided to try Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville for dinner. We lucked out and found on-street parking nearby, that itself is worth a celebration.

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As you'd imagine, the decor is based on Buffett's music.

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After dinner, a walk to the famous Preservation Hall to hear some music.

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Preservation Hall is TINY, not air conditioned, and has very little seating. But folks line up to get in for some sounds of history.

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The band performs. The hall is also very dark, and doesn't allow flash photography, thus the blur (which adds something interesting in the case of the saxophone!).

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A cat who apparently makes Preservation Hall her home relaxes on a bench just outside the main performance room.

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A sign behind the band with their "menu."

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A great fountain next door to Preservation Hall inside the other Pat O'Brien's. There's a large flame on the top level of the fountain.

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New Orleans is home to the recently opened National D-Day Museum, which covers World War II as a whole and D-Day in particular. The exterior is extremely drab. No photography allowed inside, but it's an extremely thorough account of the war, very well presented including much memorabilia and firsthand accounts. It's about a war, though, so don't expect anything uplifting.

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So why is the D-Day museum here? Because of this boat, the landing craft which brought so many soldiers, vehicles and supplies onto the beaches of and around Normandy were built here by a local boat manufacturer. The people of New Orleans took great pride in their contribution to the war effort.

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Check out the amazing gas prices! Under $2.00 for premium!

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Obligatory photo at the RV park. Notice something special though - this park only has back-ins. With a minimum of effort we parked the trailer without any mishaps.