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( 504-528-1944;
www.ddaymuseum.org
; 945 Magazine St; adult/child $22/13, with 1/2 films add
$5/10; 9am-5pm)
The extensive, heart-wrenching museum should satisfy the historical
curiosity of anyone with even a passing interest in WWII. The museum presents an ad-
mirably nuanced and thorough analysis of the biggest war of the 20th century. Of partic-
ular note is the
D-Day exhibition
, arguably the most in-depth of its type in the country.
Beyond All Boundaries
, a film narrated by Tom Hanks and shown on a 120ft-wide im-
mersive screen in the new
Solomon Victory Theater
, is a loud, proud and awesome ex-
travaganza.
Final Mission
places 27 audience members on the submarine USS
Tang
dur-
ing her final mission; you will become a crew member with naval responsibilities and
learn the ultimate fate of the ship's complement.
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
MUSEUM
( 504-539-9600;
www.ogdenmuseum.org
;
925 Camp St; adult/student/child $10/8/5;
10am-5pm Wed-Mon, 10am-5pm & 6-8pm Thu)
New Orleans entrepreneur Roger Houston Og-
den has assembled one of the finest collections of Southern art anywhere - far too large
to keep to himself - which includes huge galleries ranging from Impressionist landscapes
to outsider folk-art quirkiness, to contemporary installation work. There's live music
from 6pm to 8pm Thursday with normal museum admission.
Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World
MUSEUM
( 504-655-9586;
www.mardigrasworld.com
;
1380 Port of New Orleans Pl; adult/child $19.95/
12.95; tours 9:30am-4:30pm; )
This garish and good-fun spot houses (and constructs)
many of the greatest floats used in Mardi Gras parades. The tour takes you through the
giant workshops where artists create elaborate floats for New Orleans
krewes
(marching
clubs), Universal Studios and Disney World.
Aquarium of the Americas
AQUARIUM
( 504-581-4629;
www.auduboninstitute.org
;
1 Canal St; adult/child $22.50/16, with IMAX $29/
23, with Audubon Zoo $36/25; 10am-5pm; )
Simulates an eclectic selection of watery
habitats - look for the rare white alligator. You can buy combination tickets to the IMAX
theater next door, the nearby Insectarium, the Audubon Zoo in Uptown or all of the
above (adult/child $44.50/27.50).
Insectarium
MUSEUM, GARDEN
