NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — M.S. Rau Antiques on Royal Street in the French Quarter is known for its rare and beautiful fine art, antiques and jewelry, and that includes a rare clock known as the ...

in the French Quarter. No need for an itinerary: Just wind your way through contemporary art galleries, fun boutiques, and a range of antique shops, from the strangely specific (like Brass Monkey ...

“From almost anywhere in the French Quarter, you’re just steps to many of the city’s best white-tablecloth restaurants, art galleries, antique stores, museums, historical collections and ...

there’s Keil’s Antiques, which has been around for a while itself, in business since 1899. It’s hard to imagine a hotel of Monteleone’s size and grandeur fitting into the French Quarter.

But Phoenix residents Barbara Levy and Skip Hanson still had French Quarter antiques stores and restaurants to enjoy. "New Orleans will get going when tourism gets going. It's got to start somewhere.