Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport 16 min
The Cabildo (16 min.) The Louisiana Purchase was signed in this 1790s landmark now housing a New Orleans history museum. Shops Of The Colonnade - French Market (16 min.) Old-fashioned shopping area featuring local vendors selling candy clothing gifts & souvenirs. The National Wwii Museum (11 min.) Multi-building museum with interactive submarine exhibit planes 4-D theater & eatery downstairs. Saint Louis Cemetery No. 2 (10 min.) Occasional tours are offered of this historic Catholic cemetery with above-ground vaults. St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 (10 min.) Burial site of voodoo queen Marie Laveau & other historical notables in 18th- & 19th-century vaults. Audubon Park - St. Charles (16 min.) Sprawling 19th-c. park with ancient live oaks a golf course a zoo exercise paths & picnic areas. St. Louis Cathedral (16 min.) Grand spired circa-1700s church with stained glass a painted ceiling & an active congregation. City Park (4 min.) This expansive urban greenspace with a lake & paths features a dog run museums disc golf & more. Preservation Hall (17 min.) Historic all-ages place for jazz in a no-frills space with wooden floors & no air-conditioning. Audubon Butterfly Garden And Insectarium (18 min.) Interactive insect exhibits bugs in action & an IMAX theater all in a U.S. Custom House. Mardi Gras World (12 min.) Vast 400 000-sq.-ft. complex where Mardi Gras floats are made & stored with hourly tours. Audubon Zoo (19 min.) Zoo swamp alligators sea lions and western gorilla New Orleans Museum Of Art (5 min.) More than 40 000 pieces by global artists of various historical periods in a grand marble building. Audubon Aquarium Of The Americas (17 min.) Marine exhibits plus a 400 000-gallon tank with coral reefs sharks rays & a walk-through tunnel. |