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Riding the train to NO, what to do with my 10 year old
Posted on 3/1/14 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 3/1/14 at 5:37 pm
Little boy has been worrying the hell out if me about riding the train down an going to the WW2 museum. Leaving Saturday about 11 be there around 4, what else should I take him to do coming home Monday.
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Posted on 3/1/14 at 5:37 pm to tdog
That children's museum thingy on Julia?
Obviously Cafe du Monde/Jackson Square.
Obviously Cafe du Monde/Jackson Square.
This post was edited on 3/1/14 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 3/1/14 at 5:38 pm to tdog
Zoo
Posted on 3/1/14 at 5:40 pm to tdog
Children's Museum
Zoo
Aquarium
Insectarium
Ride the streetcar
Zoo
Aquarium
Insectarium
Ride the streetcar
Posted on 3/1/14 at 5:41 pm to tdog
Nevermind
This post was edited on 3/1/14 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 3/1/14 at 5:47 pm to tdog
Strip clubs you pussy!
Posted on 3/1/14 at 5:52 pm to tdog
Sunday, catch the street car out to City Park.
Start with coffee and beignets at morning call. Then let him climb the oak trees and hit up the play ground.
Rent pattle boats or the multi person bikes.
Then 18 holes of mini golf.
Finish with 3 or 4 hours at the little mini amusement park.
I live 5 miles from there and my kids never get tired of that kind of stuff.
Start with coffee and beignets at morning call. Then let him climb the oak trees and hit up the play ground.
Rent pattle boats or the multi person bikes.
Then 18 holes of mini golf.
Finish with 3 or 4 hours at the little mini amusement park.
I live 5 miles from there and my kids never get tired of that kind of stuff.
This post was edited on 3/1/14 at 10:11 pm
Posted on 3/1/14 at 6:02 pm to notiger1997
Definitely go to the Audubon Zoo, take the street car one way and the riverboat the other.
Posted on 3/1/14 at 6:07 pm to tdog
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Little boy has been worrying the hell out if me about riding the train down an going to the WW2 museum. Leaving Saturday about 11 be there around 4, what else should I take him to do coming home Monday
Do you do English in Alabama?
Posted on 3/1/14 at 6:08 pm to lsuwontonwrap
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Children's Museum Zoo Aquarium Insectarium Ride the streetcar
Yep pretty much this my man
Posted on 3/1/14 at 9:53 pm to BayouBandit24
I forgot about the Insectarium. I think the Insectarium is also run by the Audubon Institute? There may be a package deal for tickets to both the Insectarium and the Zoo with a ride between the two on the riverboat.
Then you can ride the streetcar back down St. Charles.
There's more for kids to do in New Orleans than I thought. Sounds like the two of you will have a great weekend as you dodge the Mardi Gras parades.
You may want to skip the Zoo, may not have enough time. I think the two of you need to make another trip.
Then you can ride the streetcar back down St. Charles.
There's more for kids to do in New Orleans than I thought. Sounds like the two of you will have a great weekend as you dodge the Mardi Gras parades.
You may want to skip the Zoo, may not have enough time. I think the two of you need to make another trip.
This post was edited on 3/1/14 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 3/1/14 at 9:56 pm to tdog
there are enough suggestions here to fill up a lot more time than you have to spend...this will be a trip to remember for the both of you... 
Posted on 3/1/14 at 10:07 pm to Alleman
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You may want to skip the Zoo,
If you're coming to the city without transportation and for a single day, absolutely skip the zoo. It's cool, but it's far from everything. All the other fun things (aquarium, IMAX, insectarium, ww2, cafe du monde jax brewery, steamboat/paddleboat rides (expensive, but fun/neat), cafe Maspero's (highly underrated- one of my favorite "touristy" restaurants in the city), French market, margaritaville, and the children's museum (though he sounds JUST too old to really enjoy that) are all real close to each other.
ETA- just read it's a multi-day trip. Take the streetcar to Loyola and walk to the zoo early that first morning. It's a really neat zoo. After that- walk around back of the zoo and check out The Fly and watch the boats pass on the river right there. It's a neat place.
This post was edited on 3/1/14 at 10:10 pm
Posted on 3/1/14 at 10:13 pm to Hopeful Doc
Cheap thing that my kids like to do in NOLA is ride the ferry. I think it went up to $2 a person each way but they love it. Go at nigjt so you can see the skyline of NOLA from across the river. Takes 30 minutes to complete the trip
Posted on 3/2/14 at 7:54 pm to CHEDBALLZ
Thanks guys for the info, so I got some rooms booked down by the station but have been told we need to find somewhere else, I'm not good with NO, so give me some ideas best place to stay that's close to the train an not gone have transportation. Oh an sorry for my English pricks!! Want to stay around 250 a night or less.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 7:55 pm to tdog
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Little boy has been worrying the hell out if me about riding the train down an going to the WW2 museum. Leaving Saturday about 11 be there around 4, what else should I take him to do coming home Monday.
is this supposed to be incoherent on purpose?
Posted on 3/2/14 at 8:05 pm to TH03
Yes an thanks for the help
Posted on 3/2/14 at 8:08 pm to tdog
Serious question: are you riding on the City of New Orleans (MS to NOLA) or the Crescent (AL to NOLA). Reason I ask is that the Park Service used give in-train "tours" of the ecology / biology of the areas you pass. I'm sure with budget cuts and/or (insert your favorite political complaint here) those days may be long gone, but I sure enjoyed learning about all the history of the route along the west bank of Lake Pontchartrain and up through Southern Mississippi.
Example: where did Summit, MS get its name? Answer: because it was the highest known point along the original rail route between Memphis and New Orleans.
You might want to ask Amtrak if anything like that still exists.
Example: where did Summit, MS get its name? Answer: because it was the highest known point along the original rail route between Memphis and New Orleans.
You might want to ask Amtrak if anything like that still exists.
Posted on 3/2/14 at 8:12 pm to DoctorTechnical
City of New Orleans, live in Madison ms
Posted on 3/2/14 at 8:16 pm to tdog
Good. That route is a bit more "scenic", if only because it runs in the daytime ... or at least used to back when I could park at my office a block away from the NOLA station and take a $10 ride up to Jackson to see my family.
Good times. You two have a great trip, OK.
Good times. You two have a great trip, OK.
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