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Aquarium of the Americas
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Visit one of the nation's top aquariums! Located on the banks of the Mississippi River adjacent to the French Quarter, the Aquarium of the Americas will take you on a journey from the Caribbean Sea to the muddy Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico. Also featuring the Amazon Rainforest, Changing Exhibits Gallery (with something new every year!), Seahorses Gallery and the country's largest collection of jellyfish. You'll delight at watching penguins and sea otters play, meet a shark up close, and explore the wonders of the sea! Or, reach out and feed an exotic bird at the Aquarium’s hands-on Parakeet Pointe!
At the corner of Canal Street and the River, (504) 581-4629
go to website: www.auduboninstitute.org
Audubon Zoo
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Located in historic Uptown New Orleans Audubon Zoo offers an exotic mix of animals from around the globe, engaging educational programs, hands-on animal encounters and lush gardens. Unique natural habitat exhibits—such as the award-winning Louisiana Swamp and Jaguar Jungle—showcase the relationship between people and nature. Don't miss the sea lion and elephant presentations; highly endangered whooping cranes, Amur leopards and orangutans; white tigers Rex and Zulu; and mysterious white alligators. Audubon Zoo is often ranked among the country’s best for innovation and entertainment value!
6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4689 or (800) 774-7394
go to website: www.auduboninstitute.org
Safari tours at the Global Wildlife Center
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"Naturally Wild!" Educational and uniquely exciting. Take a guided covered wagon tour of 900 acres with more than 3000 animals ROAMING FREE. 50 Species from around the world! You feed the animals!
Across Lake Pontchartrain in scenic Folsom, LA, one hour north of New Orleans, (504) 796-3585
go to website: www.globalwildlife.com
IMAX Theatre
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Entergy IMAX® Theatre is home to the "Largest IMAX® screen in the Gulf South." Located next door to the Aquarium, Entergy IMAX® Theatre combines the visual power of a five-and-a-half story screen with dynamic sound to put you in the middle of the action. Explore the wonders of nature through a variety of IMAX® features! One of the favorite films at this theater is Hurricane on the Bayou, Executive Produced by Audubon Nature Institute. This award-winning film weaves together rollicking local music, dramatic views of southeast Louisiana, and the stunning images of Hurricane Katrina’s effects into an uplifting story about steps underway to sustain Louisiana’s vanishing wetlands.
For tickets and showtimes call (504)581-IMAX (4629)
At the corner of Canal Street and the River (504)581-IMAX (4629) go to website: www.auduboninstitute.org
Insectarium
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Audubon Insectarium is located in the U.S. Custom House on Canal Street on the edge of the French Quarter and one block from the Mississippi River and Aquarium of the Americas. Here you and your children will be delighted to use all five senses of your senses as you explore North America’s largest museum devoted to insects and their relatives. Join the active audience of an awards show for bugs, by bugs and be captivated by thousands of butterflies in an Asian garden!
423 Canal St (504) 410-2847 or (800) 774-7394
go to website: www.auduboninstitute.org/visit/insectarium
Mardi Gras World
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Mardi Gras World is literally the place where Mardi Gras magic is made. And here you will see the world-renowned masters of Carnival sculpture and float building at work in their shops and walk among towering figures of fantasy. Mardi Gras World is open 7 days a week from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM with tours every 30 minutes. Located on the Mississippi River, just past the Convention Center.
1380 Port of New Orleans Place (504) 361-7821 go to website: www.kernstudios.com
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WWII Museum
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The WWII Museum shows visitors the American experience during the World War II years, celebrates the American spirit, the teamwork, optimism, courage, and sacrifice of the men and women who won World War II and promotes the exploration and expression of these values by future generations.
945 Magazine St., (504) 528-1944
go to website: www.ddaymuseum.org
Musee Wax Conti
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Learn about the exciting and romantic history of New Orleans. See and hear 146 authentically costumed figures, life-size and realistic to the tiniest detail!
917 Rue Conti, (504) 525-2605
go to website: www.get-waxed.com
Southern Food & Beverage Museum
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Learn about the celebrated food, drink and related culture of the South. A collaboration of many, the Museum allows food lovers of all stripes - Southerners and non-Southerners, locals and tourists, academics and food industry insiders - to pull up their chairs and dig into the food and drink of the South.
In The Riverwalk, 1 Poydras St. Suite #169, (504) 569-0405
go to website: www.southernfood.org
Dollhouse Museum
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Located in an historic 1850 home with crystal chandeliers, marble fireplaces and exquisite antiques, the Museum of Mini0Masterpieces if a wonderland of intricate treasures that must be seen to be believed! It’s an amazing collection of historically accurate, scale model mansions, houses, shops and vignettes filled with elaborately costumed period figures and décor.
On the historic streetcar line, 2220 St. Charles Avenue (504) 522-2220
go to website: www.houseofbroel.com
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Audubon Park and Golf Course
Located on the streetcar line, just across St. Charles Avenue from Tulane and Loyola Universities, Audubon Park is home to majestic live oaks, walking and jogging trails, a golf course and the Audubon Zoo. The golf course is open every day until dusk; call ahead to reserve tee-times. Take the streetcar from downtown for a scenic and easy way to reach the park!
6500 Magazine St., (504) 581-4689
go to website: www.auduboninstitute.org
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