Posts Tagged ‘New Orleans Student Tours’
Louisiana Children’s Museum
Louisiana Children’s Museum Indoors and out, there are tons of hands-on ways to learn literacy, health and wellness, arts and culture, environmental education, and STEM. Welcome to the Louisiana Children’s Museum, the museum located in New Orleans City Park that holds ‘8.5 acres of hands-on, brain-building exhibits, inside and out’. Your kiddos will love to…
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New Orleans Pharmacy Museum “Almost every cobbled street in the Big Easy houses some eclectic museum or another, and the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum is one of the best.” – Rand McNally, Best of the Road Are your students looking for something a bit out of the ordinary while visiting New Orleans? Head to the…
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The Presbytère It stands today as a beautiful reminder of both Louisiana’s singular past and its vibrant present. Welcome to The Presbytère, the architecturally iconic building that sits within the French Quarter of New Orleans, adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral. First opened in 1813, under the eye of architect Gualberto Gallimard, it was originally…
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The Cabildo An integral part of the Louisiana State Museum, The Cabildo is an architecturally gorgeous and historically iconic New Orleans attraction you must see during your visit. This gorgeous Spanish Baroque style museum was once the seat of the Spanish Colonial City Hall of New Orleans, first opened in 1795. It was designed by…
Read MoreThe National WWII Museum
The National WWII Museum Looking for a place guaranteed to move and educate your group? The National WWII Museum is a remarkable must-see attraction in New Orleans that illuminates the American experience during World War II. Welcome to The National WWII Museum, formerly known as The National D-Day Museum. This museum covers US military history…
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Rock N’ Bowl For a local hidden gem away from the tourist scene head to Rock N’ Bowl, your ‘one-stop dine and rock’ location in New Orleans (and Lafayette). This fun spot providers guests with bowling lanes, an onsite bar, Creole-inspired eats, plus live music by local legends with a dance floor to boot. The…
Read MoreFrench Quarter Ghost Tour
French Quarter Ghost Tour Want to get a chill up your spine, have a good laugh, be interested and learn some really cool and creepy things about New Orleans? Great! That is exactly what we will do for you. For a spooky good time while in New Orleans your group should consider taking part in…
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French Quarter Walking Tour One of the best ways to really get to know the French Quarter is with a walking tour guided by Free Tours by Foot. The walking tour they offer will take you beyond the bars and brews of Bourbon Street and show you that the ‘reality of the Vieux Carre far…
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New Orleans Jazz Museum The New Orleans Jazz Museum celebrates the history of jazz, in all its forms, through dynamic interactive exhibits, multi-generational educational programming, research facilities, and engaging musical performances. Welcome to the New Orleans Jazz Museum, the historic 1835 mint turned museum that holds both coin exhibits and an upper-level jazz venue and…
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Whitney Plantation Located near Wallace, in the St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, you will find the Whitney Plantation. This historic plantation museum is just about 50 minutes from New Orleans along River Road. Whitney Plantation is considered to be the only historic district/museum devoted to slavery in the Southern United States, the 40-acre property…
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Laura Plantation The Best History Tour in the United States – Lonely Planet Travel Another stop along iconic River Road in Louisiana is the Laura Plantation, a restored historic Creole plantation near Vacherie on the western bank of the Mississippi River. Laura Plantation is an 1805 sugarcane plantation that provides daily guided tours of the…
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New Orleans Plantation Tour Travel past Evergreen, Felicity & St. Joseph Plantations, ghosts of the past that front the Mississippi River, where rich crops of sugar cane, cotton, and indigo from these fertile lands once traveled to ports of trade. Join one of our favorite local tour companies, Gray Line, for another fantastic tour option;…
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