Things to Do in Bayou St. John

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Alcee Fortier Park
This tiny sliver of a park was named for philanthropist Alcee...
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Bayou St. John
A bayou is an inlet, a still, narrow waterway that emerges from...
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Benachi-Torre House
This elegant Greek Revival mansion was built in 1859 for the...
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Cabrini High School and Mother Cabrini Shrine
Mother Frances Cabrini, the first American-citizen saint (she...
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Carousel Gardens
This small amusement park has a New Orleans treasure as its centerpiece—a...
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CC's Coffee House
Stop for a cup of coffee or a pastry at CC's Coffee House, where...
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City Park
City Park, a 150-year-old, 1,500-acre expanse of moss-draped...
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Edgar Degas House
Impressionist painter Edgar Degas stayed with his Musson cousins...
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Fair Grounds Race Course
The third-oldest racetrack in the country, and one of the few...
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House on Bayou Road
This West Indies Creole-style house served as the main house...
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Luling Mansion
The massive three-story Italianate Luling Mansion was designed...
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New Orleans Botanical Garden
Though reopened to the public, the botanical garden suffered...
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New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)
Gracing the main entrance to City Park is this traditional fine...
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Pitot House
One of the few surviving houses that lined the bayou in the late...
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Ralph's on the Park
In 1860 Jean-Marie Saux opened a coffeehouse just outside the...
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Storyland
This whimsical park adjacent to the botanical garden has been...
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Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden
Henry Moore's handsome "Reclining Mother and Child" greets visitors...
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