Campground recommendations around New Orleans
Heading to NO for spring break (first week of April) at our youngest son's request, he wants to check out the area as he is joining the Marines in August & would like to be stationed there after boot ...
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Delomax02 wrote:
Wadcutter, I was looking into visiting the WWII Museum, now it's defiantly on our list!! Our son has done a lot of reading up on the Marines, but I haven't hear the TUN Tavern story, or Belle Chase, it will also go on our list!!
Here's the link to Mothers Restaurant. Mothers
Fairly cheap place to grab something to eat. Definitely nothing fancy. They have great roast beef and also ham poboys. If can't decide between the roast beef or ham then get the Ferdi. Take time to check out the pictures on the walls and see who all have visited Mothers.
For the TUN Tavern look it up on Wikipedia.org. He'll learn about the history of the USMC and TUN Tavern.
For the WWII Museum here's their website. WWII Museum
Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg had a lot of influence in getting the museum in New Orleans. Initially it was known as the D-Day Museum and was placed in New Orleans due to the major role the New Orleans area played in preparing for D-Day. The Higgins Boat was invented in New Orleans and first tried out on Lake Ponchartrain. The Higgins Boat is the one you see in all the movies during the D-Day landing. The place is now a national museum. Plan to spend a good part of the day there. Lots to see.
Best of luck to your son. And congratulations to his proud parents. This trip will mean a lot to both you and your son but even more so years from now.
