- TripBuzz found 38 things to do with kids in or near LaPlace, Louisiana, including 37 fun activities for kids in nearby cities within 25 miles like Metairie, Kenner, New Orleans and Vacherie.
- From ATV Swamp Tour to Project Educational Theatre, the LaPlace area offers 60 different types of family activities, including: Off Road & ATV, Parks, Theaters and Nature & Wildlife Areas.
- Part of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area, LaPlace has been mentioned and shown in several movies and tv shows. The area is also home to several plantations that offer important lessons in history and life prior to the Civil War. Tourists visiting the area can further experience swamp tours along with dining at several Cajun inspired restaurants.
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Offering visitors an inside glimpse of life in the bayou, E. D. White Historic Site is historic Creole building originally created in Greek Revival architecture. The site hosts field trips where visitors can learn about the history of E.D White.
26.2 Miles
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1 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130
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Heavily damaged in 2008, the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas features a 132,000-gallon Caribbean reef exhibit built as a 30-foot long tunnel. The aquarium also has a Mississippi River gallery, a 400,000-gallon Gulf of Mexico exhibit, and an Amazon exhibit.
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634 Elysian Fields, New Orleans, LA 70117
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Visitors can spend an afternoon exploring the unique architecture of New Orleans with Confederacy of Cruisers Bike Tours. The tour leads visitors by bike to historic and cultural neighborhoods like old Faubourgs, the French Quarter, and other districts.
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Washington Square Park offers guests the opportunity to go on scenic walks and to people watch in a tranquil environment. Visitors of this site will often hear music being played.
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Royal Street is one of the oldest streets in the city of New Orleans with plenty of well-preserved buildings and stunning flowers seeming to grow around the architecture itself. Lively street performers make this section of the city part of their daily routines as well.
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41083 West Yellow Water Road, Hammond, LA 70403
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Kliebert's Turtle & Alligator Farm is home to over 300 alligators and thousands of turtles placed in their natural habitat which, in turn, can be explored on foot via the Swamp People trail. Visitors can also feed the animals under supervision.
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Founded relatively recently in 1948, Nicholls State University is a public university known for its variety of distance learning programs. The location, which features a library with 245,000 books, including 61,000 e-books, competes in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision.
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A bicycle tour company that leads informative and entertaining riding tours of New Orleans, Big Easy Bike Tours delivers bikes to visitors’ hotels and includes baskets and bottles of water. The tours take visitors to many local landmarks.
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Constructed since 1712, the Gretna Green Blacksmith Shop was famous for being the favorite eloping place for couples. It now host weddings and can also be rented.
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519 Huey P. Long Avenue, Gretna, LA 70053
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The German-American Cultural Center was founded in 1990 in the National Register Historic District of the city which was first settled by German immigrants in the 1880s. The center interprets the contribution of German immigrants through exhibits, programs, and educational activities.