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e Custom House
Map D3. 423 Canal St. @ 3.
v Canal. Open daily. Closed some
public hols. & = -
∑ auduboninstitute.org
Perhaps the most important
Federal-style structure in the
South, this Quincy granite
building took 33 years to
complete (1848–81). The Marble
Hall is a dramatic space under a
ground-glass ceiling sup ported
by 14 marble columns. Entrance to the upscale Outlet Collection at Riverwalk in downtown New Orleans
y Outlet Collection
there is to know about life
r Audubon beneath the ocean, including at Riverwalk
Aquarium of the how fish communicate. Map E4. 500 Port of New
Americas The complex also includes Orleans Place. Tel (504) 522-1555.
the Butterfly Garden, with several
v Riverfront. @ 3, 55, 57, 65. 0 =
Map E3. Canal St at Mississippi River. species flying around, New - ∑ riverwalkneworleans.com
Tel (504) 581-4629. v Riverfront. @ Orleans Zoo, and the Insectarium.
3, 5, 55, 57. Open 10am–5pm daily. Daily riverboat cruises can also Modern and expansive, this indoor
Closed Mardi Gras, Dec 25. & 7 8 be taken from here. shopping mall on the river front
0 = ∑ auduboninstitute.org opened in 2014, replacing the
Riverside Marketplace. More than
Focusing on the bodies of water t Mardi Gras World 70 national outlet stores occupy
around New Orleans, from the Map E4. 1380 Port of New Orleans this vast mall. In addition to
Mississippi and the swamps Place. Tel (504) 361-7821. plentiful shopping opportu nities,
to the Gulf of Mexico and Open 9:30am–4:30pm daily. & 8 the mall has an outdoor walkway
the Caribbean, this complex - = ∑ mardigrasworld.com that runs along the Mississippi
features some 600 species of River, giving visitors one of the
marine life. Highlights include Visitors to this surreal and best views of the river and its
the 30-ft- (9-m-) long tunnel to colorful attraction used to have traffic in the city. International and
the Great Maya Reef exhibit of a to cross the river on a ferry to other cruise ships dock alongside
submerged city of the Yucatan Algiers, until owner Blaine Kern the mall, the most notable being
Peninsula, with ruins, lion fish, moved to a larger warehouse those operated by the Delta
sponges, moray eels, spiny near the French Quarter in Queen Steamboat Company,
lobsters, and many other exotic 2009. A free shuttle is available which was established in 1890.
sea creatures that inhabit a from Canal Street. Blaine Kern is The Spanish Plaza, near the
coral reef. The penguin exhibit often called “Mr. Mardi Gras” entrance, has a fountain in
showcases an active colony of because many of the massive the center. Surrounding it is a
warm weather penguins from carnival floats, sculptures, and circular mosaic bench, depicting
South America and South Africa. props are constructed here in the coats of arms of the city’s
On the second floor, there are his warehouse. Spanish immigrants.
cownose stingrays that can be The tour begins with
touched. Other tanks contain coffee and the traditional
species that illustrate everything King Cake. A short film shows u National WWII
the floats and the stages of Museum
their production, from the
original drawings and molds 945 Magazine St, Warehouse District.
to the end result. Visitors can try Tel (504) 528-1944. Open 9am–5pm
on some of the flamboyant daily. Closed public hols. & 7
costumes worn by Krewe ∑ nationalww2museum.org
members in past parades.
Visitors can also wander The National WWII Museum
through the warehouses and is the world’s most extensive
view huge decorative figures museum commemorating
made of fiberglass or Styrofoam World War II, with everything
overlaid with papier-mâché. from tanks to personal diaries.
The cost of making the floats is It has been designated by
usually borne by each Krewe Congress as the country’s
King Copán statue in the Great Maya Reef and can range from anywhere official World War II Museum.
exhibit, Audobon Aquarium of the Americas between $300 and $3,000. It is located in New Orleans
For hotels and restaurants in this region see pp368–70 and pp371–3

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