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A taste of old southern hospitality is in store when visiting the states down South. From Kentucky to Louisiana you can find multiple antique destinations. No trip to the south is complete a stop in without a stop in New Orleans. The Big Easy’s more than 200 antique stores make it a treasure hunters’ paradise, plus its rich cultural history makes it a must visit city. Two step down to Nashville for some foot stomping country music and antique shows, shops and flea markets. Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama get together every August for The World’s Longest Yard Sale, a treasure trove spanning 450 miles through the Deep South.
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If your ideal getaway consists of great antique shopping, zesty crawfish, zydeco music, beautiful scenery, and a vibrant culture, head yonder to Louisiana’s Cajun Country. Keeping with the area’s heritage, several dealers specialize in French furniture and decorative accessories, while the rest offer fine country items and a fair share of fine formal pieces. Acadiana’s “antiquing capital†is the small town of Washington, on Bayou Courtableau, established in 1720 More »
If your ideal getaway consists of great antique shopping, zesty crawfish, zydeco music, beautiful scenery, and a vibrant culture, head yonder to Louisiana’s Cajun Country. Keeping with the area’s heritage, several dealers specialize in French furniture and decorative accessories, while the rest offer fine country items and a fair share of fine formal pieces. Acadiana’s “antiquing capital†is the small town of Washington, on Bayou Courtableau, established in 1720 as a French trading post. This was one of the areas earliest settlements, and it features over 100 antiques dealers, an Old School Antiques Mall, as well as numerous musical festivals, including Washington’s catfish festival in March, Breaux Bridge’s crawfish festival and Lake Charles’ Contraband Days.
Cajun Country is one of the culturally richest parts of the nation, its lush landscape comprised of Creole architecture in plantation houses and backwater cottages. Also part of the landscape; plenty of museums. The Arlington Plantation, Magnolia Ridge Plantation’s Garden, Starvation Point are all gems. And if you could use some more Cajun culture during your stay, some three hours from Washington is New Orleans, with Baton Rouge smack dab in the middle. Whether you stay in the heart of Washington, or take the slow Southern route from Washington to New Orleans, you’re sure to return from the experience with a spicier take on life.
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Few places in the country, or the world for that matter, can rival the energy, history and attractions that this marvelous city has to offer. A blend of French, Spanish, African and English, the Big Easy is an antique-lovers dream. The number and quality of shops reflect a city who has kept its active trade industry fully intact since the 18th century. Even post-Katrina, the city’s 200 antique stores bounced back – making it still the place to visit for antiques. Located in the More »
Few places in the country, or the world for that matter, can rival the energy, history and attractions that this marvelous city has to offer. A blend of French, Spanish, African and English, the Big Easy is an antique-lovers dream. The number and quality of shops reflect a city who has kept its active trade industry fully intact since the 18th century. Even post-Katrina, the city’s 200 antique stores bounced back – making it still the place to visit for antiques. Located in the French Quarter, are blocks upon blocks of elegant shops, many containing museum-quality furnishings and decorative arts. Several blocks also contain items ranging from china and glassware to silver jewelry to vintage war artifacts to textile and ceramics.
New Orleans also has a strong literary vibe – claiming such writers as Truman Capote and William Faulkner, and several literary festivals: the Tennessee Williams, and the Saints and Sinners and Words & Music. The mother of all festivals, of course – is the Voodoo Festival at Halloween and Mardi Gras. New Orleans also possesses several impressive museums, which include the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Confederate Museum, and the Museum of African American History.
New Orleans is known for its house museums with period furnishings of amazing quality: the 1858 Women’s Opera Guild Home, the Pilot House Museum, the 1826 Beauregard-Keys House, and the Creole-style Gallier townhouse. Other historic sites include the Cabildo, the Cathedral of St. Louis, and the Le Petit Theatre du Vieux Carre. From its historic district, haunting culture, spicy foods and lively nightlife, come to New Orleans and you’ll see for yourself why the expression the big easy, suits this town very well.
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