Audubon Aquarium & Insectarium
Riverfront, New Orleans · New Orleans · ~0.9 mi from downtown New Orleans
ChillSplurge pick
$45-$55 for adults · Insectarium included
Two attractions in one riverfront ticket: the Gulf of Mexico tank, penguins and Amazon rainforest of the aquarium, plus the Insectarium's bug chefs and butterfly garden. It is a splurge — and the city's best rainy-day plan with kids.
Book tickets on the official site
Good for
Aquarium and bug museum in one ticket
Crowd
Families, bug fans and riverfront walkers
Getting there
Canal and Riverfront streetcars stop nearby; the ferry terminal is next door
Parking
Paid garages on Canal St and the riverfront
Accessibility
Step-free throughout; wheelchairs available