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Guide Location: USA » New Orleans
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 9
Tour Duration: 1 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 1.8 km
Guide Type: Self-guided city tour
# of Attractions: 9
Tour Duration: 1 hour(s)
Transportation Mode: by foot
Travel Distance: 1.8 km
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Author: ann
Sick and tired of big malls that are pretty much the same everywhere? New Orleans has a few shops to surprise you with. Whether you are looking for some interesting or weird souvenir to bring home to your friends or whether you would like to have a piece of New Orleans for yourself, the following tour will take you to the right places to find it.
Tour Stops and Attractions
1) Oh Susannah
Oh Susannah has the largest and highest-quality selection of collectible dolls in the city. Here you will find outstanding items from Annette Hinestedt and Hildegard Gunzel.
Image Courtesy of Flickr and Sherry's Rose Cottage
2) The Kite Shop
A great escape and a wonderful time - this is what kite is all about. The Kite Shop has a great variety of kites in all sorts of designs and also many puppets, flying toys, and other fanciful playthings.
Image Courtesy of Flickr and mikebaird
3) Librairie Book Shop
This book shop caters to all kinds of tastes as it has new bestsellers, old books and some rare and hard-to-find editions. Also here you will find the perfect postcard to mail to your friends.
Image Courtesy of Flickr and Shawn Zehnder Lea
4) Hové Parfumeur
Known all over the world, this business has been popular ever since it opened in 1931. Scented oils, soaps, sachets, and potpourri have given Hové Parfumeur, Ltd, a worldwide reputation to live up to.
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5) Yesteryear's
Unique, authentic, handmade feather masks represent the main specialty of the shop. The other specialty deals with well-known Louisiana historical voodoo dolls and folklore objects.
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6) M. S. Rau
Since 1912 M. S. Rau Antiques shop has been specializing in the sale of rare paintings, jewelery, cut glass, and exclusive furniture. The store has a 30,000-square-foot showroom displaying wonderful 18th and 19th-century antiques.
Image Courtesy of Flickr and Le Petit Poulailler
7) Vieux Carré Wine and Spirits
This shop specializes in exclusive wines, liquors, and beer. Vieux Carré Wine and Spirits has more than 100 brands, some of them very rare. The stock here is both imported and domestic.
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8) Laura's Candies
Laura's Candies & Creole Pralines has been around since 1913. Among its specialties are: chocolate voodoo doll, delicate chocolate pralines, creamy pralines. Here you will also find a large variety of Creole sweets.
Image Courtesy of Flickr and Rebecca Butler
9) Gumbo Ya-Ya
Here you will find a lot of souvenirs that will remind you of Louisiana and will also be of use to you every day. These souvenirs vary from logo T-shirts and hats to items with scenes from New Orleans depicted on them.
Image Courtesy of Flickr and Carla Grzybowski
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