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My family and I decided to visit the Audubon Zoo on a Saturday, and went earlier in the day to avoid the extreme heat of the afternoon. Hours are 10am to 5pm on Tuesdays through Sundays. Although the Zoo is closed on Mondays, sometimes they will...
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From journal The Big Easy
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The Audubon Zoo has been getting better and better with age. It's open on Tuesdays through Sundays from 10am to 5pm, and closed on Mondays. There's plenty of parking spaces, and the parking is free. New additions to the Zoo are: the Swamp Train...
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From journal The Big Easy
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The real jem of this trip is the ride on the Streetcar over St. Charles Avenue . Remember Tennessee Williams novel 'Streetcar named Desire" and the movie with Marlon Brando? Well this is the location!The avenue breathes the past of the old colonial...
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From journal New Orleans: 9 Months After Katrina
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In the past the Zoo in New Orleans took a bit of a back seat to the French Quarter and Bourbon Street. While the FQ and BS are great for adults, not so hot for kids. Or rather I wouldn't want my children running around in that land of debauchery. ...
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From journal The Big Easy
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"A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children."~John James AudubonThe Audubon is a regular zoo with a Reptile House (snake handles on the doors), bird house with exotic species,...
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A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children."~John James Audubon.The Audubon Zoo was named after painter John James Audubon, who tried to paint and describe the birds of the...
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After a recent total renovation, this zoo has become one of the best in the country and will delight even non-zoo fans (like my husband!). Created in a setting of subropical plants, waterfalls, and lagoons, over 1800 animals, including some really...
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From journal New Orleans - Food Lovers Mecca
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This is probably one of the best zoos in the country. Its beautiful design is full of tropical plants, waterfalls, and lagoons. It houses many rare animals that you can't find in other zoos, as well as a replica of a Louisiana swamp with a rare...
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From journal Honeymoon in The Big Easy
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To get here, you can take the John James Audubon cruise up to the zoo if you want, instead of driving. The Audubon Zoo houses a reconsruction of a Louisiana swamp, complete with Cajun houseboats, alligators, and trees coming out of the green water....
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From journal New Orleans the Big Easy
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The Audubon Zoo is an older zoo that is updating its exhibits. They have a komodo dragon as well as a great exhibits of the large cats. Of course they have alligators too! We loved the flamingos who were nesting at the time we visited. If you visit...
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From journal Lagniappe in New Orleans