In New Orleans East, the Audubon Louisiana Nature Center hides 86 acres of bottomland hardwood forest in the middle of the city — with nature trails, a planetarium, and the kind of quiet that lets kids hear woodpeckers before they see them.
Family programs shine here: planetarium shows, night hikes, scout and camp days, and hands-on exhibits that connect children to the wetlands and wildlife that surround their hometown.
It’s a beloved local secret — the field trip New Orleans families return to on weekends, proof that wild Louisiana begins long before you leave the city limits.
