New Orleans City Park - New Orleans, Louisiana

Address:New Orleans, Louisiana
Tel: (504) 483-9356

Welcome to New Orleans City Park, a huge garden complex offering guests 1,300 acres of fun! This historic park has been around since the 18th century and has seen many revivals—from an 18th century gentry-attracting dueling ground to a modern day amusement park and botanical gardens hotspot. It's also the home of a much-loved statue of General P.G.T. Beauregard, "the Great Creole", who opened fire on Fort Sumter, thus starting the Civil War. Originally the site of the Allard Plantation, built in the once swampy forest belonging to the Accolapissa and Biloxi Indians, this park now boasts architecture that highlights styles from Neo Classical to Art Deco and Modern styles.

Families with kids of all ages will find their family fun at one of the many park amenities offered at New Orleans City Park, including Storyland, a kids park with a fairytale theme, the Carousel Gardens Amusement Park, the New Orleans Botanical Gardens, and the tennis courts and golf diving range! You'll also find the New Orleans Museum of Art on the premises, as well as the delightfully quirky Train Garden—a huge train track filled with model train replicas of 1890s streetcars and Dr. Seuss-like depictions of New Orleans neighborhoods. And the best part? Everything in the Train Garden is made from organic plant materials—another charming yet bizarre feature of this popular attraction. And as though that's not enough, the New Orleans City Park also hosts an ice cream parlor, café, and large and small lagoons perfect for fishing and boating!

After Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans City Park needed major renovations and rebuilding. Just like during the Great Depression, when the Roosevelt Administration and the Works Progress Administration pooled together $12 million and more than 20,000 people to build and clean the area, so too after the disastrous effects of Katrina, American men and women teamed up to rebuild and clean up the New Orleans City Park. They succeeded in making the park once again a center for family fun and entertainment. Join in and become a part of history, past and present, when you visit the New Orleans City Park!