There are more than 100 hands-on exhibits, daily art activities and educational programs for the whole family. The park has an antique carousel, two miniature trains and a fairytale theme park called Storyland. With speakers that size, you know the audience is listening. IMAX is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Call for programs and showtimes. Out and About Nature abounds everywhere you go in and around New Orleans.
Visitors can hike or bike on the surrounding levees.
It's a great way to get out and about. The zoo occupies the former site of an 18th-century sugar plantation and the 1884 World Exposition. Butterflies from around the world show their colors in one of the zoo's most popular displays. Rare blue-eyed white alligators, bobcats and black bears are at home in the zoo's distinctive Louisiana Swamp exhibit, the world's only urban swamp. Additional highlights include the Reptile Encounter, daily shows and cultural events.