Audubon Aquarium of the Americas - New Orleans Zoos and Aquarium

Full Amenity List

• Strollers Available
• Wheelchair Accessible

Descriptions from Across the Web

• Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, the following description may no longer be accurate. ... more on Wcities
• Our Mission Audubon Nature Institute's purpose of Celebrating the Wonders of Nature guides it's mission to: Provide a guest experience of outstanding quality Exhibit the diversity of wildlife Preserve native Louisiana habitats Educate ... more on auduboninstitute.org
• Located on the Mississippi River bank in scenic Woldenberg Riverfront Park, the Aquarium of the Americas hosts ... more on epinions.com
• Audubon Aquarium of the Americas offers enhanced ... more on auduboninstitute.org
• The world-class Audubon Institute's Aquarium of the Americas was one of the saddest of so many terrible Katrina stories. The facility had superb hurricane contingency plans, not to mention engineering that one only wishes was shared by the levee system, and consequently both building and fishy residents came through the initial storm beautifully. But as the days following the evacuation stretched out, and the staff was forced to leave so that government relief efforts could use the building as a staging area, generators failed, and most of its 10,000 fish died, breaking the hearts of not only the staff who worked so hard to keep their charges healthy and alive, but just about anyone who had ever visited ... more on frommers.com

Directions

Directions from the West or East: Via Interstate 10, exit at Carrollton Avenue (Exit 232) heading south. Cross CLAIBORNE and ST. CHARLES avenues and take a LEFT on LEAKE AVE (also called RIVER ROAD). Past the stop sign at BROADWAY and LEAKE AVE will tur

At the River

Hours

Tuesday through Sunday (closed Mondays) 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Miscellaneous

• Admission: Audubon Zoo members get in free to the Zoo! Zoo Aquarium IMAX�� Aquarium/IMAX�� Adult $12.00 $17.00 $8.00 $22.00 Child (2-12) $7.00 $10.00 $5.00 $12.00 Sr. Citizen (65+) $9.00 $13.00 $7.00 $17.00

Other Web Resources

• Read more about Audubon Aquarium of the Americas on Yahoo! Travel
• www.auduboninstitute.org
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