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New Orleans
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New Orleans essentially an island between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, is a city defined and shaped by waterways. New Orleans is world-renowned for its distinctive music, Creole cuisine, unique dialects, and its annual celebrations and festivals, most notably Mardi Gras. The historic heart of the city is the French Quarter, known for its French and Spanish Creole architecture and vibrant nightlife along Bourbon Street.

Audubon Zoo

Audubon Zoo cares for animals from around the globe with unique natural habitats exhibits such as the award-winning Louisiana Swamp and Jaguar Jungle, showcasing the relationship between people and nature.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-861-2537
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Audubon Louisiana Nature Center

Interactive and engaging, at the all-new, state-of-the-art Audubon Louisiana Nature Center features fun educational exhibits, a planetarium, classroom pavilions, and boardwalk trails with unique opportunities to experience the outdoors.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Shows COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-861-2537

Backstreet Cultural Museum

The Backstreet Cultural Museum holds the world’s most comprehensive collection related to New Orleans’ African American community-based masking and processional traditions, including Mardi Gras Indians, jazz funerals, social aid and pleasure clubs, Baby Dolls, and Skull and Bone gangs.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-657-6700

Contemporary Arts Center

The Contemporary Arts Center is a multidisciplinary arts center dedicated to the presentation, production, and promotion of the art of our time.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-528-3805

Louisana Children Museum

8.5 acres of hands-on, brain-building exhibits, inside and out. Exhibits with focuses in Arts and Culture, Health and Wellness, Sustainability, and Early Learning and Literacy.

GRADE LEVEL - Early Childhood, Elementary School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-523-1357

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo

Louisiana State Museum Cabildo has three floors of exhibitions cover the history of Louisiana by featuring artifacts such as documents, paintings and 3D objects from the museum’s vast collection.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-568-8975

New Orleans Botanical Garden

New Orleans Botanical Gardens features over 2,000 plants from around the world. Surrounded by the nation’s largest collection of mature live oaks, most of the vegetation is native to Louisiana, but many other more exotic species with the Rainforest exhibit in the conservatory.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-483-9488

New Orleans Jazz Museum

The New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrates jazz in the city where it was born. Through dynamic interactive exhibits, research facilities and engaging musical performances, the music New Orleans made famous is explored in all its forms.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities, Performances COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-568-6993

New Orleans Museum of Art

The New Orleans Museum of Art has an impressive permanent collection of more than 40,000 objects. The collection, noted for its extraordinary strengths in French and American art, photography, glass, and African and Japanese works

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee, Free GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-658-4100

New Orleans Pharmacy Museum- Exhibits

The New Orleans Pharmacy Museum showcases its extensive collection and provides interpretive educational programs to present and preserve the rich history of pharmacy and healthcare in Louisiana; past and present.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Activities, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-565-8027

The New Orleans African American Museum

The mission of the New Orleans African American Museum is to preserve the history and elevate the art, culture, and contributions of African Americans in New Orleans and the African Diaspora.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Guided Tours, Self-Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-218-8254

The Presbytère

The Presbytere, part of the Louisiana State Museum, houses a collection of Mardi Gras artifacts and memorabilia that tells the story of the Mardi Gras in a high-tech, interactive, permanent exhibition.

GRADE LEVEL - Elementary School, Middle School, High School, College PROGRAM TYPE - Day Trips, Self-Guided Tours, Guided Tours, Guided Activities COST - Fee GROUP TYPE - School, Scout, Camp, Homeschool, Family LOUISIANA
New Orleans
TEL - 504-568-6968