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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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National World War II Museum, New Orleans

After getting into New Orleans fairly late, I got some rest and then woke up early to head to the National World War II Museum. The museum itself is tremendous and exceeded my expectations. It originally was the National D-Day Museum, being located in New Orleans because of the Cajun inspired PT Boats that were so designed and tested in New Orleans and proved so critical to the success of the D-Day invasion.

Over the last 15 years the museum has expanded and now takes up multiple interconnected buildings, with unique exhibits dedicated to the pre-war years (“The Arsenal of Democracy”), the European campaign (“The Road to Berlin”), and the Pacific campaign (“The Road to Tokyo”).

Exterior wall of the museum, there's a painted on WW II logo, a sign that says The National WW II Museum, a flag, and another sign that says Louisiana Memorial Pavilion.
Museum exterior.
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Nawlins

I spent several days early this past April in the city of New Orleans, one of my favorite places in the southern United States. I stayed at an AirBnB for the first time and this was also the first time I was able to explore more of the city outside of the French Quarter and Bourbon street. Since I was visiting with two of my male friends, I was able to get assistance to visit a lot of otherwise inaccessible places. But most of all I ate some of the best meals of my entire life. I legitimately feel like you could eat three meals a day at different restaurants and spend months in New Orleans without getting bored.

Entrance to Louie Armstrong Park at night.
Entrance to Louie Armstrong Park at night.

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