Ms Rau Antiques

Lonely Planet review

With a massive 30,000 foot showroom (you'd never know it by passing by on Royal St), and after nearly a century of doing business, MS Rau ranks amongst New Orleans' most venerated dealers of antiques. It's a little over-serious - these are the sorts of frosty antiques that require their own insurance policies - but it's a family business and the professional salespeople are quite approachable. And for that very special trinket for that once-in-a-lifetime occasion this is a pretty good bet.

You'll find fine art, jewelry, music boxes, clocks, Judaica, 19th century globes - all in impeccable condition and unbelievably expensive. Nothing's keeping you from just having a look though.