Audubon Park

Audubon Park is an outdoor activity in New Orleans, LA, part of the New Orleans guide. Cost: free.

6500 Magazine St · New Orleans, LA

Why you should go…

Audubon Park covers about 350 acres of Uptown New Orleans, stretching from St. Charles Avenue to the Mississippi River across from Tulane and Loyola universities. Its present form largely follows a design by John Charles Olmsted, with old live oaks, a 1.8-mile paved loop, lagoons, sports fields and a golf course. Look for wading birds on Ochsner Island and the Tree of Life, a live oak planted around 1740 next to the zoo.

#city park
#live oaks
#walking path
#birdwatching
#uptown new orleans

What's around here?

The closest stops to Audubon Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

Sightseeing
Local Gem
Oak Street
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Attractions
Family Favorite
Audubon Zoo
$25–$50
A shaded Uptown zoo built around a Louisiana swamp exhibit and a white alligator named Spots.
1.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions
Shopping
Local Gem
Magazine Street
Free
Six miles of antique shops, boutiques, cafes and bars that curve with the river from Canal Street through the Garden District and Uptown.
1.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping
Nightlife
Local Gem
Tipitina's
$25–$50
Catch live music at the Uptown club named for a Professor Longhair song, a New Orleans stage since 1977.
1.8 mi awaySwitch it up: Nightlife
Sport & Outdoor
Family Favorite
City Park
Free
1,300 acres of live oaks, lagoons, and a sculpture garden, bigger than Central Park.
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Sport & Outdoor
Outdoor Adventure
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Free
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