Post #59306 by purple jade on Mon, Nov 10, 2003 9:54 AM

Thanks guys!

Tiki410 and I were discussing the other day how NO has gotten such a rep for debauchery, people might not think it's cool for kids.

If you want to bring the kids, there's the Aquarium within walking distance of the place the event will be (which also allows kids in, they just can't order liquor!), which features an enormous and quite stunning Wyland mural on the parking lot wall (no groans, please, this thing is awesome) and an IMAX theatre. There's also the river streetcar to Audubon Zoo, the Children's Museum downtown, a paddleboat ride down the river, and a while bit of a jaunt, a Six Flags park in N.O. east. There are also several children's theatres, one in Rivertown (Kenner) present home of the A-Frame facade of the Bali Hai at the Beach. For military buffs or veterans, the D-Day museum is close by, or another bit of a jaunt to the Chalmette Battlefield. The New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park also has a decent Oceanic arts exhibit on the third floor.
And of course, you can eat yourself stupid here.