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New Orleans

• Central Grocery Company: 923 Decatur Street; (504) 523-1620. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
• Hove Parfumeur: 824 Royal Street; www.hoveparfumeur.com or (504) 525-7827. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
• Irene's Cuisine: 539 St. Philip Street; (504) 529-8811. Hours: 5:30-10:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
• Maison Dupuy: 1001 Toulouse Street; www.maisondupuy.com, (504) 586-8000, or 1-800-535-9177. Rates: $99-$229 standard/deluxe rooms, $159-$499 suites.
• Mother's Restaurant: 401 Poydras Street; (504) 523-9656. Hours: Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• M.S. Rau Antiques: 630 Royal Street; www.rauantiques.com, (504) 523-5660, 1-800-544-9440. Hours: 9 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
• New Orleans Steamboat Company: Toulouse Street Wharf; www.steamboatnatchez.com or (504) 586-8777.
• Pat O'Brien's: 718 St. Peter Street; www.patobriens.com, (504) 525-4823, or 1-800-597-4823. Hours: bar opens at 4 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 2 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday-Sunday; piano lounge opens at 6 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 2 p.m. Friday, 1 p.m. Saturday-Sunday.
• Rodrigue Studio: 721 Royal Street; www.georgerodrigue.com or (504) 581-4244. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday.
• St. Louis Cathedral: 615 Pere Antoine Alley (on Jackson Square); www.stlouiscathedral.org or (504) 525-9585. Mass: 5 p.m. Saturday, 9 and 11 a.m. Sunday, 7:30 a.m. Monday-Saturday. Tours: 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. Admission: free.

Louisiana Cajun Country

• Boudreau & Thibodeau's: 5602 West Main Street, Houma; www.bntcajuncookin.com/bnt or (985) 872-4711.Hours: Open 24 hours.
• Chez Jacqueline: 114 East Bridge Street, Breaux Bridge; (337) 507-3320. Hours: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday.
• Frank's Restaurant & Smokehouse: 17425 Airline Highway, Prairieville; (225) 673-8876. Hours: 5 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 5 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday.
• Joe's Dreyfus Store Restaurant: 2731 Maringouin Road West, Livonia; www.joes-dreyfusstorerestaurant.com or (225) 637-2625. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday-Wednesday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
• Thibodeaux's: 207 North A Street, Duson; (337) 873-3840. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday.

"Gulf Coast State of Mind" is from the June 2007 issue of Southern Living. Because prices, dates, and other specifics are subject to change, please check all information to make sure it's still current before making your travel plans.