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Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum
Exhibits of coastal industries & a shop. Small waterfront museum with exhibits on bayou-related industries, plus a gift shop & back porch.
Terrebonne Folklife Culture Center
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Regional Military Museum
Military history exhibits & vehicles. Exhibits, vehicles & memorials devoted to Louisiana military history in a modern warehouse space.
TERREBONNE HISTORICAL & CULTURAL SOCIETY
19th-century plantation with house tours. Tours of a 19th-century plantation manor, plus surrounding grounds for picnics, events & more.
Southdown Plantation & Museum
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Summerfield Park
Green space with a playground & gazebo. Neighborhood park featuring an accessible playground, a gazebo, a lawn area & picnic tables.
The Ball Park
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Da Swamp
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Mandalay Nature Trail
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Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge
Vast, boat-access-only wetland preserve. Thousands of acres of marshland, accessible only by boat, harboring threatened & endangered species.
Ardoyne Plantation
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Bayou Country Children's Museum
Cajun culture through hands-on play. Interactive kids' exhibits on Cajun culture, including a floor piano, giant bubbles & a duck blind.
Chauvin Sculpture Garden & Art
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Peltier Park
Ball fields, 1-mile track & a playground. Open site with baseball fields & a playground, a 1-mile walking/running track & seasonal events.
Downtown Thibodaux
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Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center
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E.D. White Historic Site
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Oak Alley Plantation
Historical plantation site with tours. Former plantation with exhibits about local history and sugarcane cultivation, plus guided tours.
St. Joseph Plantation and Felicity Plantation
Historic sugar cane producer with tours. Family-owned sugar cane estate offering guided tours of its original 19th-century buildings.
Destrehan Plantation
1787 plantation home open for tours. Historic plantation home with exhibits, interactive demonstrations & tours from costumed guides.
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Wetlands, boat tours & historic sites. Park with a vast wetland area with boat tours, plus a battlefield, cemetery & cultural centers.
River Road African American Museum
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Lafreniere Park
Lush park for picnics, sports & play. Lush park with picnic areas, a 2-mile jogging path, play areas, athletic fields, fishing & more.
Audubon Zoo
Compact zoo with hands-on encounters. Leafy home to Amur leopards, orangutans & white alligators, with presentations & feedings.
Audubon Park
Park with oak trees & jogging paths. Park with oak trees, jogging & bike paths, a lagoon, picnic shelters, tennis courts & playgrounds.
Jambalaya Park
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The National WWII Museum
Military exhibits, planes & 4-D theater. Multi-building museum with interactive submarine exhibit, planes, 4-D theater & eatery downstairs.
Mardi Gras World
Complex where Mardi Gras floats are made. Vast, 400,000-sq.-ft. complex where Mardi Gras floats are made & stored, with hourly tours.
Carousel Gardens Amusement Park
Amusement park with an antique carousel. Long-running amusement park featuring 16 rides, including an antique wooden carousel with horses.
Storyland
Whimsical fairytale-themed playground. Imaginative outdoor spot with colorful sculptures & playscapes in the shape of storybook characters.
New Orleans Botanical Garden
Cactus-filled hothouses & lily ponds. Long-established gardens with exotic species including orchids & cacti, plus seasonal plant sales.
New Orleans Museum of Art
Extensive art exhibits in a grand space. More than 40,000 pieces by global artists of various historical periods in a grand marble building.
Louisiana Children's Museum
Interactive exhibits & play areas. Indoor & outdoor interactive exhibits include an art studio & a mock cafe, plus play areas.
The Singing Oak
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Audubon Insectarium
Kid-friendly museum with insect exhibits. Interactive insect exhibits, bugs in action & an IMAX theater all in a U.S. Custom House.
Audubon Aquarium
Varied marine life, plus insects. Insect & marine life exhibits plus a 400,000-gallon tank with reefs, sharks & a walk-through tunnel.
Woldenberg Park
Riverfront park with green space & paths. Riverfront park with 16 acres of green space, jogging paths & Mississippi river views.
Visit New Orleans
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Backstreet Cultural Museum
Celebration of local history & culture. Small museum exploring New Orleans traditions, with exhibits on brass bands, jazz funerals & more.
Jackson Square
Park where artists paint, draw & sell. Artists & performers ply their trades in a park built in 1721 & lined with historic buildings.
New Orleans City Park
1,300 acres of recreation & attractions. This expansive urban greenspace with a lake & paths features a dog run, museums, disc golf & more.
Confetti Park
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JAMNOLA
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