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Street-by-Street: City Park

This 1,300-acre park is among the ten largest urban parks in
the US. Hurricane Katrina caused damage to the grounds,
trees, infrastructure, and facilities, but most of the park has
now reopened and is thriving. Visitors flock to the spectacular
Botanical Garden and the New Orleans Museum of Art, while
kids love the carousel and Story land, a theme park with rides
and fairy tale exhibits. Eight miles of lagoons allow for fishing
and boating. The park’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden showcases
30 major 20th-century sculptures.
3 Storyland and Carousel
The wooden carousel is one
of the main attractions in the
amusement park.

The Goldring/
Woldenberg Great Lawn V I C T O R Y A V E N U E
This landscaped area hosts
many concerts.

D R E Y F O U S D R I V E

Popp’s Bandstand
Playgrounds surround this C I T Y P A R K A V E N U E
bandstand, named after
lumber magnate John Popp.

The Peristyle
Situated by a pretty lagoon, the Peristyle
has been a popular gathering spot for
more than a century.

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Date 24th April 2013
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