A Taste of the Caribbean on New Orleans’ Frenchmen Street

If New Orleans is America’s most Caribbean city, then Frenchmen Street is New Orleans’ most Caribbean street, with its brightly-painted buildings and palm trees. The street is home to a number of the city’s best music clubs, including Snug Harbor, New Orleans’ only place for modern jazz, as well as a great bookstore and a coffee house. While the area can seem quiet during the day, it jumps at night, with large crowds, plenty of cars, plenty of music, street vendors, and street musicians.