The Louisiana Children's Museum has been a fixture in New Orleans for the last 20 years. Obliged to close temporarily after Katrina, it has re-opened with a flourish.
The Museum:
The Louisiana Children's Museum has been rated the top-rated children's museums of all surveyed by the U.S. Family Travel Guide in 2004. Located at 420 Julia Street, it is now amusing and teaching a second generation of New Orleans children, as well as little visitors coming in for a cool afternoon of fun and games.
There is a miniature grocery store where the kids can shop, a studio where they can learn to be news anchors, a cafe where they can play waiter or guest, a towboat to pilot down the Mississippi, and many more hands-on activities. At Eye to Eye, they can learn to understand the concept of vision when they step into a giant eyeball. Then they can be the doctor or the patient at the eye clinic.
Learning for Later:
Interactive video games help kids to learn how to eat right, stay safe, and prevent substance abuse. New to the Museum is a casual counseling program to help children deal with the aftermath of Katrina. Summer camp had a mini first-responder ambulance with its mini firemen and EMT's. Also, there is an enclosed area specially designed for those under the age of three.
Museum Info:
The Museum is currently open from Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sundays from noon to 4:40. p.m. Regular admission is $7.00 for adults and children, children under age 1 are free.
Enjoy!