Secret New Orleans Guide

Let Secret New Orleans guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar.Step off the beaten track with this fascinating New Orleans travel guide book and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this beautiful city.Step this way to discover:Houses built to resemble riverboatsThe finest business hall in the worldA meteorite in a golf courseA back alley that serves as a portal of the voodoo afterwoldA 1960’s time capsuleA house made of 1200 glass ashtraysLee Harvey Oswald's forgotten Commemorative PlateA secret doll museum on the second floor of a private houseThe largest religious work of art on canvas in the worldFar from the crowds and the usual clichés, New Orleans offers countless off-beat experiences and is home to any number of well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and travellers who find their way off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew New Orleans well or would like to discover the other face of the city.

A lifelong resident of New Orleans, Chris Champagne is a graduate of the Orleans Parish School system and of the University of New Orleans with a BA in History. He is a writer, performer, poet, comedian, political satirist, radio show host and columnist who has performed his work on stages all over the Greater New Orleans area. He was voted one of 144 New Orleans Characters in 2012 and was voted best comedian in New Orleans in 2013 and 2014. He was a member of National Poetry Slam teams in San Francisco in 1993 and Chicago in 1999. He received artists' residencies from the Alliance of Artists in 2006 and The College of Santa Fe in 2008. Chris is the author of the poetry book Roach Opera {Portals Press 2007}, and The Yat Dictionary [Lavender Ink, 2013}, a book on the dialect spoken by native Orleanians. His family on both sides has resided in New Orleans continuously since the first half of the 18th century.