Spring break with kids

michigansandzilla wrote:

tragusa3 wrote:
A few thoughts:

I was born and raised in New Orleans for 30 years. It is the most incredible city I've been to and is certainly a blast for kids. IF you look broader than Bourbon.

1. Paddle boat cruise from FQ to Audubon Park for the Zoo. There is an Aquarium/Zoo/Cruise package.
2. FQ and French Market are a lot of fun in the daytime and relatively safe. Start your morning at sunrise having beignets at Cafe' Du Monde and spend the day walking the streets. You can spend hours in Jackson Square alone watching the street performers.
3. Cemetery and Ghost tours
4. Take the streetcar from the FQ all the way down St. Charles and have breakfast at Camellia Grill
5. Go out of the city for a canoe tour of the Atchafalaya Basin. Massive Cypress trees, alligator and the cajun culture all around.
6. Do a charter fishing trip out of Plaquemines Parish (I know people) to fish for redfish in the shallow water marsh. I grew up doing this, and there are few other fishing experiences that match it.

Thank you! This is great!
We're not party type people so Bourbon street was never the appeal. It's more the bayou, canoeing, alligators, air boats, plantation visit, and the FQ seems interesting as well. We've never seen the Mississippi River or a bayou either. We'd have 5 days to spend there with three kids. They like to do pretty much anything and we hit any aquarium we're near, so that's a definite stop. The fishing charter is a great idea, we've never done that either!

We like NO and think that is a great choice if that is what you would like to do. The itinerary that is above is great but you could add the WWII museum which is on Magazine Street. You will also find the food is fantastic. When there we like to stay at Pontchatrain Landing.(SP?) It is a nice place and is safe. The French Quarter is okay for the kids during the day as there is so much history there. Enjoy