<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (May 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> New Orleans has many visitor attractions, from the world - renowned French Quarter; to St. Charles Avenue, (home of Tulane and Loyola Universities, the historic Pontchartrain Hotel, and many 19th - century mansions); to Magazine Street, with its boutique stores and antique shops . </P> <P> According to current travel guides, New Orleans is one of the top ten most - visited cities in the United States; 10.1 million visitors came to New Orleans in 2004 . Prior to Katrina, 265 hotels with 38,338 rooms operated in the Greater New Orleans Area . In May 2007, that had declined to some 140 hotels and motels with over 31,000 rooms . </P> <P> A 2009 Travel + Leisure poll of "America's Favorite Cities" ranked New Orleans first in ten categories, the most first - place rankings of the 30 cities included . According to the poll, New Orleans was the best U.S. city as a spring break destination and for "wild weekends", stylish boutique hotels, cocktail hours, singles / bar scenes, live music / concerts and bands, antique and vintage shops, cafés / coffee bars, neighborhood restaurants, and people watching . The city ranked second for: friendliness (behind Charleston, South Carolina), gay - friendliness (behind San Francisco), bed and breakfast hotels / inns, and ethnic food . However, the city placed near the bottom in cleanliness, safety and as a family destination . </P>

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