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| Airboat Adventures, LLC.
updated! 5029 Wade DriveMetairie, LA 70003 Location: 3.8 Miles West of Hwy 641, on Hwy 61, Gramercy. Contact: Phone: 504-382-8767 Toll Free: 888-467-9267 Alt. Phone or Fax: 504-885-7325 Business Hours: Open 7 days a week, 8am-5:30pm. Credit Cards Accepted: American Express, Mastercard, Visa Discounts Offered: Child, Group, Senior Less than one hour from downtown New Orleans, and just minutes from the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Airboat Adventures offers visitors a break from bawdy Bourbon Street and an exciting alternative to commercial swamp tours. Penetrate the secluded areas of south Louisiana's swamplands in a way that's inaccessible to large, crowded "party" boats.
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| Amistad Research Center Tilton Hall -- Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA 70118 Contact: Phone: 504-865-5535 Alt. Phone or Fax: 504-865-5580 Manuscripts library specializing in Aftican American, Native American and other ethnic histories.
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| Audubon Zoo 6500 Magazine StreetNew Orleans, LA Contact: Toll Free: 800-774-7394 Business Hours: Post-Katrina Hours: The Zoo is open on the weekends only until March 2006 from 10 am to 4 pm. Check website for updates at www.auduboninstitute.org. Credit Cards Accepted: Mastercard, Visa A worldwide safari awaits visitors to Audubon Zoological Gardens, where adventures take shape in such realistic environments as the Asian Domain, the African Savanna, the Australian Outback and the Louisiana Swamp.
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| Blaine Kerns Mardi Gras World
updated! 233 Newton StreetNew Orleans, LA 70114 Location: Located on the corner of Newton Street and Brooklyn Street. Contact: Phone: 504-361-7821 Toll Free: 800-362-8213 Alt. Phone or Fax: 504-368-4628 Business Hours: 9:30am-4:30pm (Last Tour Starts) Credit Cards Accepted: American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa, Carte Blanche Discounts Offered: AAA, Child, Group, Senior Accessibility Offered: Handicap Visit their website: Blaine Kerns Mardi Gras World Come see where Mardi Gras is made. Yes, we are open Post-Katrina just in time for Mardi Gras 2006. Check website for details.
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| Cajun Pride Tours 110 FrenierLaPlace, LA 70069 Location: 110 Frenier LaPlace, LA I-10 Exit # 209, 1/4 mile I-55 Exit # 1 Contact: Phone: 504-467-0758 Toll Free: 800-467-0758 Alt. Phone or Fax: 985-651-1827 Business Hours: 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Credit Cards Accepted: American Express, Mastercard, Visa, diners Discounts Offered: AAA, Child Accessibility Offered: Handicap Great Vacation Memories begin here! Swamp, City, and Plantation tours. See website for online discounts.
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| Confederate Civil War Museum 929 Camp StreetNew Orleans, LA 70130 Contact: Phone: 504-523-4522 Alt. Phone or Fax: 504-523-8595 Originally funded by Civil War veterans in 1891, located in the Warehouse District.
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| Contemporary Art Center 900 Camp StreetNew Orleans, LA 70130 Contact: Phone: 504-528-3800 Alt. Phone or Fax: 504-528-3828 Arts center hosting visual art shows, plays, and musical performances.
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| Cypress Swamp Tours 501 Laroussini StreetWestwego, LA 70094 Location: Westbank expressway (hwy 90) at Louisiana Street; (LA 18) on Bayou Segnette. Contact: Phone: 504-581-4501 Toll Free: 800-633-0503 Alt. Phone or Fax: 504-581-1957 Business Hours: 9am-5pm 7 days a week Credit Cards Accepted: American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Visa Accessibility Offered: Handicap Experience the beauty and abundant wildlife of Bayou Segnette. 12 miles from New Orleans native guides, all weather boats; free shuttle
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| Destrehan Plantation 13034 River Road po box 5Destrehan, LA 70047 Contact: Phone: 504-764-9315 Alt. Phone or Fax: 504-725-1929 Destrehan is the oldest documented plantation house in existence in the lower Mississippi Valley.
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| Edgar Degas House 2306 Esplanade AvenueNew Orleans, LA 70119 Contact: Phone: 504-821-5009 Toll Free: 800-755-6730 A bed & breakfast focusing on the life and word of Edgar Degas, who lived in the house for several years.
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