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River Cruises
A peaceful boat ride is an
alternative to the party
atmosphere and noise of the
city. Paddlewheelers offer
short excursions up and down
the Mississippi River from
the French Quarter wharves.
Swamp tours by flatboat or
seaplane also abound, charter
boats and houseboats are
readily available, and you can
splash out and book a week-
long cruise on the famous
Delta Queen, which runs from
Pittsburgh all the way to New
Orleans and is operated by
the Majestic America Line. Lake Pontchartrain fishing area
fast course and the surroundings Greens fees vary from under
Golf and Tennis are beautiful. A bonus is the $20 to over $75 per person,
City Park’s Bayou Oaks is the park’s Golf Club, which serves and are highest in winter.
South’s largest public golf as a bar and restaurant. The The City Park Pepsi Tennis
course, offering four 18-hole wraparound porch is the perfect Center (see p121) has 16 hard
courses. The golf courses place to enjoy lunch before or courts and 10 clay courts. All
sustained heavy damage after your game. are well-lit at night.
from flooding after Hurricane There are many country golf
Katrina and are being rebuilt clubs that allow guests, and Fitness Centers
and reopened in stages, one some of the best and most
course at a time. The driving accessible of these are Belle Many hotels have on-site
range reopened in 2007, Terre, Lakewood, Oak Harbor, fitness centers where you
and the North course in 2008. and the Chateau Country Golf can use the weights room,
Other courses are under Club. Golf is a year-round sport, swim laps, relax in the
redevelopment. The 18-hole but winter is the busiest season. sauna, or burn those extra
course in Audubon Park If you play in summer, start early calories on the treadmill.
(see p113) has undergone a to avoid the heat and the late The Downtown Fitness
$6-million redesign. It is a flat, afternoon thunderstorms. Center welcomes guests.
DIRECTORY
Museums for Capt. Phil Golf and Tennis Oak Harbor
Children Robi chaux’s 201 Oak Harbor Blvd,
Slidell.
Kenner Planetarium Saltwater Guide Bayou Oaks Tel (985) 646-0110.
City Park, Filmore Ave.
2020 4th St, Rivertown, Service Map 2 A1. ∑ oakharborgolf.com
Kenner. 1842 Jean Lafitte Blvd,
Tel 468-7231. Jean Lafitte. Tel 483-9397. Fitness Centers
∑ neworleans
Mardi Gras Museum Tel 689-2006. citypark.com Downtown
415 Williams Blvd, Griffin Fishing Fitness Center
Rivertown, Kenner. Charters Belle Terre 333 Canal St, Suite 380.
Tel 468-7231. 111 Fairway Dr, LaPlace. Map 4 C3.
Tel (800) 741-1340. Tel 525-1404.
Toy Train Museum Tel (985) 652-5000. ∑ downtown
519 Williams Blvd, River Cruises Chateau Country fitnesscenter.com
Rivertown, Kenner. Club Golf
Tel 468-7231. Majestic America 3600 Chateau Blvd,
Line/Delta Queen
Fishing/ Robin St Wharf, 1380 Port Metaire.
Swamp Tours of New Orleans Place. Tel 467-1351.
∑ chateaugc.com
Angelle’s Map 8 C3.
Atchafalaya Basin Tel (800) 434-1332. Lakewood
Swamp Tours ∑ majestic 4801 Gen. DeGaulle Dr.
Tel (337) 228-8567. americaline.com Tel 235-5638.
Passengers boarding a streetcar on Canal Street

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