The Victorian Lounge in New Orleans’ Columns Hotel is not the least bit trendy or edgy, said Peter Jon Lindberg in Travel + Leisure. “And thank God for that.” Set in an 1883 Italianate mansion listed on the National Register of Historic Places and famed for its stained-glass chandelier, creaking floorboards, and “smoke-burnished mahogany,” this atmospheric neighborhood bar endures as a popular refuge for a cross section of Big Easy society—politicians, debutantes, students. There’s no ideal time to visit, but when the band launches into a jazz number at twilight, everything seems “just right in New Orleans.” 3811 St. Charles Ave., (504) 899-9308
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