Best Family-Friendly Attractions
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Slidell Museum
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Possum Hollow Park
Sports areas & a rentable pavilion. Tree-lined green space with 2 softball fields, 2 multi-use fields & a rentable picnic pavilion.
Heritage Park
Picnicking, kids' play areas & boating. Green space featuring a playground & splash pad, plus picnic shelters, a boat launch & walking path.
Fritchie Park
Shaded area with baseball fields. Tree-filled space with baseball & softball diamonds, plus trails, a playground & a pavilion.
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.
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.
Bayou Lacombe Park
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Bayou Lacombe Museum
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INFINITY Science Center
Interactive science exhibits & rides. Educational attraction featuring interactive science, technology & engineering rides & exhibits.
Northlake Nature Center
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Children's Museum of St. Tammany
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Abita Mystery House / UCM Museum
Funky venue with eclectic collectibles. Quirky roadside museum showcasing 1000s of unique art pieces, antiques & bizarre found objects.
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.
JAMNOLA
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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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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.
New Orleans Botanical Garden
Cactus-filled hothouses & lily ponds. Long-established gardens with exotic species including orchids & cacti, plus seasonal plant sales.
Backstreet Cultural Museum
Celebration of local history & culture. Small museum exploring New Orleans traditions, with exhibits on brass bands, jazz funerals & more.
Storyland
Whimsical fairytale-themed playground. Imaginative outdoor spot with colorful sculptures & playscapes in the shape of storybook characters.
Confetti Park
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Carousel Gardens Amusement Park
Amusement park with an antique carousel. Long-running amusement park featuring 16 rides, including an antique wooden carousel with horses.
Jackson Square
Park where artists paint, draw & sell. Artists & performers ply their trades in a park built in 1721 & lined with historic buildings.
Visit New Orleans
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Woldenberg Park
Riverfront park with green space & paths. Riverfront park with 16 acres of green space, jogging paths & Mississippi river views.
Audubon Aquarium
Varied marine life, plus insects. Insect & marine life exhibits plus a 400,000-gallon tank with reefs, sharks & a walk-through tunnel.
Audubon Insectarium
Kid-friendly museum with insect exhibits. Interactive insect exhibits, bugs in action & an IMAX theater all in a U.S. Custom House.
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.
Audubon Park
Park with oak trees & jogging paths. Park with oak trees, jogging & bike paths, a lagoon, picnic shelters, tennis courts & playgrounds.
Audubon Zoo
Compact zoo with hands-on encounters. Leafy home to Amur leopards, orangutans & white alligators, with presentations & feedings.
Lafreniere Park
Lush park for picnics, sports & play. Lush park with picnic areas, a 2-mile jogging path, play areas, athletic fields, fishing & more.
War Memorial Park
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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.
West Side Park
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Gulf Islands Waterpark
Water slides & rides in seasonal park. Huge seasonal waterpark with slides, rides & pools plus cafes & rental cabanas amid an island theme.
Fishbone Alley
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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.
Destrehan Plantation
1787 plantation home open for tours. Historic plantation home with exhibits, interactive demonstrations & tours from costumed guides.
Jones Park
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Mississippi Aquarium
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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.
Gulfport Mississippi Beaches
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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.
Ocean Adventures Marine Park
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James Hill Park
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Beauvoir
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