Spend at Trip to City Park
Smack-dab in the middle of New Orleans sits City Park, a public green space which is 50% bigger NYC's Central Park. On any day, you will have intramural sports teams practicing and playing, golfers (and mini-golfers) trying for that elusive hole-in-one, youngsters on field trips researching the botanical gardens and century-old live oak trees, joggers running along the many tracks and walkways and art aficionados viewing the most recent traveling exhibit at NOMA: New Orleans Museum of Art.
It is easy to spend a full day here, particularly if it's really a pretty one. Wear your sneakers and something comfy, so you can then come any each activity. As soon as youon the park, located inside museum by the Ralph Brennan Restaurant Group - the perfect combination!
Mix n' Mingle with the Lakefront
While New Orleans is acknowledged for the Mighty Mississippi that flows through it, another highlight is another pond that can cause north of manchester: Lake Pontchartrain.
On the beautiful day, go to the lakefront for fishing, sailing, paddleboarding plus more. No boat? No problem! You'll find boat captains ready to call for from 600+ sq. miles of water. If venturing out onto the water isn't your look, try one of the numerous waterfront restaurants lining the shores. Try to grab dinner around 6 o'clock and you will catch one gorgeous sunset over water.
While on-the-water activities are enjoyable and waterfront restaurants are delicious, our favorite things to do will forever been just sitting across the lakefront, watching the sailboats go by.
Walk for the Wide Side at Audubon Zoo
Join Magazine Street and head all the way to its end for Uptown's Audubon Park. You're just 6 miles from downtown, and often will feel worlds away.
The Audubon Zoo is among New Orleans' best attractions. Children and grown ups both love the swamp exhibit, including a houseboat and bathtub, when the Louisiana black bears like to lie with a warm day. Monkey Hill, one of several park's oldest and a lot cherished spots, was created from the 1930s to exhibit New Orleans children that of a hill seemed like. No, that isn't a joke. Audubon Zoo's quirks make it one among New Orleans' prized attractions.
