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Top 20 Non-Obvious Destinations Near New Orleans, LA

20 places within 20 miles of downtown New Orleans, starting with our Featured Selections, then the closest.

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Louisiana Children's Museum
Children’s Museums

Louisiana Children's Museum

New Orleans, LA

Major regional institution.

0.4 miles from downtown

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Garden District Book Shop
Indie Bookstores

Garden District Book Shop

New Orleans, LA

Housed in The Rink, built in 1884 as a roller skating rink.

1.0 miles from downtown

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Community Book Center
Indie Bookstores

Community Book Center

New Orleans, LA

Oldest Black-owned bookstore in New Orleans, started in 1983.

2.0 miles from downtown

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Octavia Books
Indie Bookstores

Octavia Books

New Orleans, LA

Uptown bookstore opened in 2000; first to reopen after Hurricane Katrina.

2.6 miles from downtown

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Marine Life

Audubon Aquarium & Insectarium

New Orleans, LA

0.4 miles from downtown

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Historic Carousels

City Park

New Orleans, LA

0.4 miles from downtown

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Wildlife Watching

Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center

New Orleans, LA

0.4 miles from downtown

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Historic Libraries

The Amistad Research Center

New Orleans, LA

0.4 miles from downtown

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Historic Landmarks

Historic New Orleans Collection

New Orleans, LA

0.5 miles from downtown

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History & Culture Museums

National World War Ii Museum

New Orleans, LA

0.5 miles from downtown

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History & Culture Museums

Cabildo

New Orleans, LA

0.6 miles from downtown

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Historic Landmarks

1850 House

New Orleans, LA

0.7 miles from downtown

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History & Culture Museums

Old Us Mint

New Orleans, LA

1.1 miles from downtown

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Indie Bookstores

Tubby & Coo's Mid-City Book Shop

New Orleans, LA

2.0 miles from downtown

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Botanical Gardens & Arboretums

Longue Vue House And Gardens

New Orleans, LA

3.6 miles from downtown

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Botanical Gardens & Arboretums

New Orleans Botanical Garden

New Orleans, LA

5.0 miles from downtown

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Art Museums

New Orleans Museum Of Art

New Orleans, LA

5.0 miles from downtown

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Lighthouses

New Canal Lighthouse

New Orleans, LA

5.8 miles from downtown

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Children’s Museums

The Playful Pelican Playlab

Gretna, LA

6.7 miles from downtown

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Sundials

Horizontal Dial — New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

8.3 miles from downtown

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