Shopping in New Orleans may mean a walk along Royal and Chartres streets in the French Quarter for antiques and decorative items. Or you can visit Magazine Street, six miles of antiques, art galleries and designers. Other shopping venues:

The Shops at Canal Place, located at the foot of Canal Street near the Aquarium of the Americas, is home to many exclusive stores featuring upscale clothing and home items. Anchored by Saks Fifth Avenue, the center is also home to Pottery Barn, Gucci, BCBG, Brooks Brothers, Williams Sonoma, Banana Republic and a host of others.

Jax Brewery was the brewing and bottling house of Jax Beer. Today the converted brewery holds exclusive and distinctive New Orleans shops as well as nationally known stores. A museum devoted to the brewery, which opened in1890 and closed in the mid 1970s, is free and open to the public.

Once the site of the 1984 Louisiana World's Fair, the Riverwalk is now a shopping destination for locals and visitors. Find more than 140 shops, restaurants and services -- all along a half-mile stretch on the Mississippi River about two blocks from the French Quarter. 

Visit the Cookin' Cajun Cooking School where you can learn to cook those sumptuous south Louisiana favorites. On the weekends, listen to the upbeat sounds of the Riverwalk Jazz Band as they stroll along the marketplace.

The aroma of freshly ground coffee and fresh herbs float through the aisles of the French Market, located in the heart of the historic French Quarter. Walk up and down the five blocks of specialty retail shops, a community flea market carrying clothing, jewelry, crafts and an open-air farmers market carrying only the freshest fruits, vegetables and Creole cooking herbs and spices.