National Geographic Traveler magazine has named New Orleans one of its 20 most recommended places to visit in the world for 2014. Only one other location in the United States, Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado, made the latest list.
The article gushes, "New Orleans, like Rome or hope, is eternal."
Writer Andrew Nelson also tallies some of the most recent developments in the city: "They've Brooklyn-ized the Bywater with Banksy murals and hipster clubs. Audubon and City Parks are replanted, and the theater marquees for the Joy and the Saenger shine again on Canal Street.