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Walkable to Jackson Square, the river, Royal Street's antiques and the restaurants, the most convenient first-trip base if you want history on your doorstep.
Just downriver from the Quarter, the Marigny is the local base, colorful Creole cottages, a slower pace, and Frenchmen Street's live-music strip at the edge.
Along the St. Charles streetcar line, Uptown and the Garden District are the leafy, elegant base, oak-lined streets, grand mansions, and Magazine Street's shops and restaurants.
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