Best Family-Friendly Attractions

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Slidell Museum

Slidell Museum

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Possum Hollow Park

Possum Hollow Park

Sports areas & a rentable pavilion. Tree-lined green space with 2 softball fields, 2 multi-use fields & a rentable picnic pavilion.

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Heritage Park

Heritage Park

Picnicking, kids' play areas & boating. Green space featuring a playground & splash pad, plus picnic shelters, a boat launch & walking path.

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Fritchie Park

Fritchie Park

Shaded area with baseball fields. Tree-filled space with baseball & softball diamonds, plus trails, a playground & a pavilion.

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Camp Salmen Nature Park

Camp Salmen Nature Park

130-acre park with pavilions & play area. Wooded park with a playground & walking trails, plus 3 pavilions & an amphitheater for events.

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Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge - Bayou Lacombe Unit

Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge - Bayou Lacombe Unit

24,000 acres of marshes & forests. Comprising marshes & woodlands, this vast preserve with diverse wildlife offers fishing & hiking.

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Bayou Lacombe Park

Bayou Lacombe Park

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Bayou Lacombe Museum

Bayou Lacombe Museum

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INFINITY Science Center

INFINITY Science Center

Interactive science exhibits & rides. Educational attraction featuring interactive science, technology & engineering rides & exhibits.

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Northlake Nature Center

Northlake Nature Center

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Children's Museum of St. Tammany

Children's Museum of St. Tammany

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Abita Mystery House / UCM Museum

Abita Mystery House / UCM Museum

Funky venue with eclectic collectibles. Quirky roadside museum showcasing 1000s of unique art pieces, antiques & bizarre found objects.

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New Orleans City Park

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.

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JAMNOLA

JAMNOLA

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Louisiana Children's Museum

Louisiana Children's Museum

Interactive exhibits & play areas. Indoor & outdoor interactive exhibits include an art studio & a mock cafe, plus play areas.

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The Singing Oak

The Singing Oak

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New Orleans Museum of Art

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.

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New Orleans Botanical Garden

New Orleans Botanical Garden

Cactus-filled hothouses & lily ponds. Long-established gardens with exotic species including orchids & cacti, plus seasonal plant sales.

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Backstreet Cultural Museum

Backstreet Cultural Museum

Celebration of local history & culture. Small museum exploring New Orleans traditions, with exhibits on brass bands, jazz funerals & more.

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Storyland

Storyland

Whimsical fairytale-themed playground. Imaginative outdoor spot with colorful sculptures & playscapes in the shape of storybook characters.

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Confetti Park

Confetti Park

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Carousel Gardens Amusement Park

Carousel Gardens Amusement Park

Amusement park with an antique carousel. Long-running amusement park featuring 16 rides, including an antique wooden carousel with horses.

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Jackson Square

Jackson Square

Park where artists paint, draw & sell. Artists & performers ply their trades in a park built in 1721 & lined with historic buildings.

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Visit New Orleans

Visit New Orleans

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Woldenberg Park

Woldenberg Park

Riverfront park with green space & paths. Riverfront park with 16 acres of green space, jogging paths & Mississippi river views.

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Audubon Aquarium

Audubon Aquarium

Varied marine life, plus insects. Insect & marine life exhibits plus a 400,000-gallon tank with reefs, sharks & a walk-through tunnel.

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Audubon Insectarium

Audubon Insectarium

Kid-friendly museum with insect exhibits. Interactive insect exhibits, bugs in action & an IMAX theater all in a U.S. Custom House.

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The National WWII Museum

The National WWII Museum

Military exhibits, planes & 4-D theater. Multi-building museum with interactive submarine exhibit, planes, 4-D theater & eatery downstairs.

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Mardi Gras World

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.

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Audubon Park

Audubon Park

Park with oak trees & jogging paths. Park with oak trees, jogging & bike paths, a lagoon, picnic shelters, tennis courts & playgrounds.

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Audubon Zoo

Audubon Zoo

Compact zoo with hands-on encounters. Leafy home to Amur leopards, orangutans & white alligators, with presentations & feedings.

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Lafreniere Park

Lafreniere Park

Lush park for picnics, sports & play. Lush park with picnic areas, a 2-mile jogging path, play areas, athletic fields, fishing & more.

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War Memorial Park

War Memorial Park

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Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve

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.

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West Side Park

West Side Park

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Gulf Islands Waterpark

Gulf Islands Waterpark

Water slides & rides in seasonal park. Huge seasonal waterpark with slides, rides & pools plus cafes & rental cabanas amid an island theme.

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Fishbone Alley

Fishbone Alley

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Ship Island Excursions

Ship Island Excursions

Boat trips to a coastal barrier island. Cruises to Ship Island & Civil War-era Fort Massachusetts, with a chance to spot dolphins on route.

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Destrehan Plantation

Destrehan Plantation

1787 plantation home open for tours. Historic plantation home with exhibits, interactive demonstrations & tours from costumed guides.

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Jones Park

Jones Park

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Mississippi Aquarium

Mississippi Aquarium

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TrainTastic! formerly: Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum

TrainTastic! formerly: Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum

Model trains & activities for kids. 3 elaborate model-train table setups in different scales, plus outdoor displays & toys.

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Gulfport Mississippi Beaches

Gulfport Mississippi Beaches

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Lynn Meadows Discovery Center

Lynn Meadows Discovery Center

Large indoor/outdoor children's museum. Children's museum in a circa-1916 former school with interactive exhibits, outdoor play area & more.

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Ocean Adventures Marine Park

Ocean Adventures Marine Park

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James Hill Park

James Hill Park

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Beauvoir

Beauvoir

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