Month: June 2019

Audubon Aquarium of the Americas – New Orleans

I woke up early the next day and headed over towards the New Orleans Riverwalk area. It’s a large indoor shopping mall right next to the Mississippi River. It opens early and inside is a Cafe du Monde that is much, much less crowded than its more famous location in the French Quarter. Nearby are all kinds of other shops, sightseeing of naval traffic in the river, and the original aquarium of my childhood, the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas. It suffered near catastrophic damage from Hurricane Katrina, but has rebuilt itself nicely while staying true to my memory.

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City Park and NOMA Sculpture Garden, New Orleans

After finishing up at the World War II Museum, I still had energy to do something else. I wanted to see the New Orleans Museum of Art, but it was closing early that day. So instead I visited the recently reopened Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden that is located on the NOMA grounds inside City Park, a huge public park in New Orleans.

I wanted to visit City Park anyway and ride my hand bike around, which is exactly what I did. The park is beautiful and some of the outdoor artwork is amazing. They make great use incorporating the art into the lakes and canals present in City Park.

On my way to City Park.
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