City Park

This my second place that my Husband took me to with my recovery. City Park is So peaceful. The Trees are just beautiful. Also the Ducks are stunning.

City Park is a huge park in New Orleans. It is easily one of largest parks I have ever been to. The first thing that caught my eye are the moss trees. These trees are massive, with this moss hanging off the branches. It gives a spooky vibe, it isn't wise to touch the moss, as it could cause blisters and irritation to your skin.Unfortunately due to time restrictions, I didn't get to experience all parts of City Park.This Park is home to one of the locations of the New Orleans' legendary Cafe Du Monde.It is also where one may find the Sculpture Garden, which was unfortunately closed on the day we were here.For the youngest park goers, there are a few ways to keep them entertained. There's the Children's Museum, the Carousel, Celebration in the Oaks, which is the Christmas Lights drive through. What's a park without a playground? Of course there a few of them here too!Adults have countless ways to stay fit. There's golf, disc golf, tennis, and a nice scenic walk through this park would do anyone plenty of good.City Park is a great place to play, learn, see, relax and enjoy New Orleans.

Make City Park a destination on your trip as it's the best attraction not involving food, alcohol, ghosts, or marshmallow-eating alligators.The 170 year old park is 1,300 acres (1 x 3 miles), bigger than Central Park (843) and Golden Gate Park (1,017). Aside from Fairmount Park in Philly, the only larger parks are national parks, state parks (Alaska, New York, and LA ) or a collection of parks (Cleveland). 819 species of birds have been documented there, all of them likely fried at one point.Go for the largest grove of mature live oaks in the world, some of which are nearly 800 years old, and the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden (separate review) outside the Museum of Art. That alone is worth the trip.Rent bikes and ride the Zemurray Multi-Use Trail, a three-quarter-mile trail surrounding the Big Lake, featuring the wind chime-filled Singing Oak. Or rent swan boats and enter the lake. There's also a golf course, a disc golf course, an equestrian center, and multiple fishing sites (w/ license). You can eat at seven restaurants, including a Cafe de Monde. Other attractions:$6: Storyland children's park $12: City Putt (36 hole NOLA-themed Mini Golf) $12: New Orleans Botanical Garden (10 acres/2000 varieties of plants)$15 : New Orleans Museum of Art $15 : weekly pass at City Bark (4.6 acre Dog Park)$18: Louisiana Children's Museum (includes Storyland)$25 : Carousel Gardens Theme Park (18 rides)Free: Oscar J Tolmas Visitor Center (rumor has it he's really Oscar A Tolmas but when he opened his visitor center, the name was already taken)Free: Couturie Forest (30 acres of eight distinct ecosystems). Shoutout to the website who noted it contains NOLA's highest point of elevation: Laborde Mountain--- "Measuring a daunting 27 feet above sea level, oxygen and sherpas are available upon request."

It's always a hit here. Beautiful and serene as usual. Rather you're coming to walk, reflect, appreciate the arts, or grab a bite to eat, City Park is perfect for it all.

What. A. PARK.It's huge. Massive. We only did the south side to see the incredible historic oak grove. And WOW, was that worth the visit. I took a ton of pictures, but so does everyone else, sooooo... I only posted 3 and go check out other pictures and THEN go see these incredible, massive oaks in person!!

One of my favorite places in New Orleans. You could spend 3-4 days exploring every thing it has to offering. There are events and art markets constantly in the main area by Cafe Du Monde and the pavilion, the gardens and museum are beautiful, and it's such a beautiful piece of land. I will have to review each piece to do it justice. If you are visiting, you want to give this a look.

Fun spot for the whole family Lots of seasonal and holiday events are held here a must see in the city and beautiful in the spring

My daughter was insistent that we go to City Park. It actually accomplished two things, first we got to ride the streetcars in New Orleans and second, we got to walk several miles and enjoy the amazing park!Gorgeous Park and it is huge, so wear your walking shoes. I feel like this is the place where there is something for everyone. It was a lovely day with warm weather, 92° with 62% humidity, but my crew went hard. I love that they have a Cafe Du Monde in the park so you can still get delicious beignets while skipping the line. The children's amusement park looked like a great place for people with kids looking to get them out of the typical New Orleans life without having to go far. If you are a visitor, don't miss the City Park. For the record (we looked) it is larger than Central Park, in New York, and it has more to do/see, not taking anything away from Central Park, just saying!

Yelp Review 2024 #58:A nice place to visit for free! Lots of things to see and do. Located on acres upon acres of land - you can relax, walk around, run, fish, birdwatch, people watch, paint, meditate, have a picnic, take your kids to the playground/ amusement, take your dog to the dog park (City Bark), visit the botanical garden or the sculpture garden or the art museum. You can easily spend a whole day here.I walked around to see Popp's Bandstand, greenery, bridges, ducks, and outdoor sculptures. The only problems were there were mosquitoes and it also rained but I had an umbrella. But nothing protected me from the mosquitoes. I had intended to spend at least half a day here but I had to take the L and walk away from mosquitoes after getting welts the size of dollar coins.I didn't get to go to the art museum which probably would have been the smarter thing to visit since it's indoors and mosquito-free. But I was already too itchy to think. However, I still got to see a lot of such a big park that's bigger than New York's Central Park.Bring an umbrella, bug spray, drinking water, and wear comfortable shoes (preferably water-proof or something that washes/ dries easily).

Larger than New York City's Central Park, New Orleans' City Park is iconic. Taking the 48 streetcar from near the Warehouse District, the ride took around 30 minutes. Once inside the park, we spent several hours enjoying a few of the kids sites before heading to our hotel. We barely scratched the surface.Our seven-year-old loved every minute in the park from finding turtles and cranes in the swamp-like water with beautiful trees from riding the rides at the amusement park. (Her ticket was $21 for unlimited rides and around $12.14 per parent. Senior citizen tickets cost $11.32. Next to the amusement park is Storyland, a $6 fenced playground inspired by famous children's books. My daughter's favorite parts were the large slide and the Candy Lane game. Next, we strolled through the botanical gardens and sculpture before stopping at Cafe du Monde's City Park location. It's less busy and still sells their famous beignets.