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Title: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: Kirkd777 on February 09, 2016, 02:07:02 PM
First time traveling through those states. Anything to look out for? Quickest route is what I'm looking for.
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: Rothman on February 09, 2016, 03:17:54 PM
I'm going to have to go against what all the tourist guides say and not recommend hearing jazz at Preservation Hall in New Orleans.  You pay to hear a 3-4 song set.  It's really disappointing.
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: empirestate on February 09, 2016, 03:58:57 PM

Quote from: Rothman on February 09, 2016, 03:17:54 PM
I'm going to have to go against what all the tourist guides say and not recommend hearing jazz at Preservation Hall in New Orleans.  You pay to hear a 3-4 song set.  It's really disappointing.

Just for completeness' sake, I'll add that I had rather the opposite experience there. But I'm not sure that was the question anyhow. :-)


iPhone
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: Rothman on February 09, 2016, 05:05:48 PM
Quote from: empirestate on February 09, 2016, 03:58:57 PM

Quote from: Rothman on February 09, 2016, 03:17:54 PM
I'm going to have to go against what all the tourist guides say and not recommend hearing jazz at Preservation Hall in New Orleans.  You pay to hear a 3-4 song set.  It's really disappointing.



Just for completeness' sake, I'll add that I had rather the opposite experience there. But I'm not sure that was the question anyhow. :-)


iPhone

What's the opposite of a 3-4 song set? :D
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: empirestate on February 09, 2016, 10:12:01 PM
Quote from: Rothman on February 09, 2016, 05:05:48 PM
What's the opposite of a 3-4 song set? :D

Well, technically a set with any number of songs other than 3 or 4, I suppose...  :hmmm:
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: Scott5114 on February 10, 2016, 11:10:47 PM
Quote from: Kirkd777 on February 09, 2016, 02:07:02 PM
First time traveling through those states. Anything to look out for? Quickest route is what I'm looking for.

I would imagine straight down I-49/US-71 would be the best route.
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: formulanone on February 10, 2016, 11:46:13 PM
Quote from: empirestate on February 09, 2016, 03:58:57 PM

Quote from: Rothman on February 09, 2016, 03:17:54 PM
I'm going to have to go against what all the tourist guides say and not recommend hearing jazz at Preservation Hall in New Orleans.  You pay to hear a 3-4 song set.  It's really disappointing.

Just for completeness' sake, I'll add that I had rather the opposite experience there. But I'm not sure that was the question anyhow. :-)


iPhone

Eh, I also feel I also got my 60-minutes worth for $5. Had to wait outside for 30 minutes ahead of time, but hey, you can drink outside and chit chat.

No smoking inside, either.

I-55 works if you'd like to drive on the world's longest bridge? Otherwise, I-49 seems your best bet, although I-10 through Baton Rouge is usually quite congested; west of BR is also full of bridges, except they're more narrow.
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: US 41 on February 11, 2016, 01:23:56 AM
Here's how I'd go.

1) Take I-49 / US 71 south to MO 13.
2) Take MO 13 to Springfiled.
3) Get on US 65 and take it south all the way to I-20.
4) Take I-20 east to MS 27. Take MS 27 southeast to I-55.
5) Take I-55 south to New Orleans. 
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: Rothman on February 11, 2016, 02:00:29 PM
Quote from: formulanone on February 10, 2016, 11:46:13 PM
Quote from: empirestate on February 09, 2016, 03:58:57 PM

Quote from: Rothman on February 09, 2016, 03:17:54 PM
I'm going to have to go against what all the tourist guides say and not recommend hearing jazz at Preservation Hall in New Orleans.  You pay to hear a 3-4 song set.  It's really disappointing.

Just for completeness' sake, I'll add that I had rather the opposite experience there. But I'm not sure that was the question anyhow. :-)


iPhone

Eh, I also feel I also got my 60-minutes worth for $5. Had to wait outside for 30 minutes ahead of time, but hey, you can drink outside and chit chat.

No smoking inside, either.


$5?  I had to pay something like $15 ($30, since I had a date with me).  And it definitely wasn't anywhere close to 60 minutes.  More like 30.

ETA:  Looks like you can reserve seats now and pay $35-45 per ticket.
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: formulanone on February 11, 2016, 02:18:03 PM
Quote from: Rothman on February 11, 2016, 02:00:29 PM
Quote from: formulanone on February 10, 2016, 11:46:13 PM
Quote from: empirestate on February 09, 2016, 03:58:57 PM

Quote from: Rothman on February 09, 2016, 03:17:54 PM
I'm going to have to go against what all the tourist guides say and not recommend hearing jazz at Preservation Hall in New Orleans.  You pay to hear a 3-4 song set.  It's really disappointing.

Just for completeness' sake, I'll add that I had rather the opposite experience there. But I'm not sure that was the question anyhow. :-)


iPhone

Eh, I also feel I also got my 60-minutes worth for $5. Had to wait outside for 30 minutes ahead of time, but hey, you can drink outside and chit chat.

No smoking inside, either.


$5?  I had to pay something like $15 ($30, since I had a date with me).  And it definitely wasn't anywhere close to 60 minutes.  More like 30.

ETA:  Looks like you can reserve seats now and pay $35-45 per ticket.

Hmmm...for me, it was the summer of 2004: pre-Katrina and off-season.
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: Darkchylde on February 12, 2016, 12:35:35 AM
The reverse of the routing I took would work well. From KC:

1) I-49 South to 7 Highway (Southern end of duplex)
2) 7 Highway South to 13 Highway
3) 13 Highway South to I-44
4) I-44 East to US 65
5) US 65 South to US 60
6) US 60 East to US 63
7) US 63 South to I-55
8) I-55 South to I-10
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: Rothman on February 12, 2016, 07:58:04 AM
Quote from: formulanone on February 11, 2016, 02:18:03 PM
Quote from: Rothman on February 11, 2016, 02:00:29 PM
Quote from: formulanone on February 10, 2016, 11:46:13 PM
Quote from: empirestate on February 09, 2016, 03:58:57 PM

Quote from: Rothman on February 09, 2016, 03:17:54 PM
I'm going to have to go against what all the tourist guides say and not recommend hearing jazz at Preservation Hall in New Orleans.  You pay to hear a 3-4 song set.  It's really disappointing.

Just for completeness' sake, I'll add that I had rather the opposite experience there. But I'm not sure that was the question anyhow. :-)


iPhone

Eh, I also feel I also got my 60-minutes worth for $5. Had to wait outside for 30 minutes ahead of time, but hey, you can drink outside and chit chat.

No smoking inside, either.


$5?  I had to pay something like $15 ($30, since I had a date with me).  And it definitely wasn't anywhere close to 60 minutes.  More like 30.

ETA:  Looks like you can reserve seats now and pay $35-45 per ticket.

Hmmm...for me, it was the summer of 2004: pre-Katrina and off-season.

I was there in 2010.
Title: Re: Best route from Kansas City to New Orleans?
Post by: ModernDayWarrior on February 12, 2016, 03:49:13 PM
Quote from: Darkchylde on February 12, 2016, 12:35:35 AM
The reverse of the routing I took would work well. From KC:

1) I-49 South to 7 Highway (Southern end of duplex)
2) 7 Highway South to 13 Highway
3) 13 Highway South to I-44
4) I-44 East to US 65
5) US 65 South to US 60
6) US 60 East to US 63
7) US 63 South to I-55
8) I-55 South to I-10

This is the route I would use as well. You'd have to deal with a curvy, two-lane section of US 63 in northern Arkansas, and I-55 in Mississippi is boring as all hell, but overall it's not a bad trip (I've driven all of this route multiple times, albeit not at once).