Going to New Orleans for a long weekend. Ideas for cheap fun things to do with my 7 & 9 year old boys.?

take them on airboat swamp tour in the Atchafalaya Basin might be to cold for gators but it is fun!!!!!!! The zoo and aquarium are also fun! Carriage ride and they can go into preservation hall because they don't not serve alcohol. Another good one is mardi gras world hey can find beads and doubloons left over and take them home. Eat king cake! The Audubon Insectarium is aldo interesting. If they into history take them to the DDAY museum. You can also take them on a river boat ride but don't eat their food it is awful. Eat at the coffee pot restaurant!!! best red beans and rice!!!!!! Don't forget to ride the streetcar!

My favs:

The best po boy sandwich is Domilise's a little family owned place outside of the quarter and is cash only.This is a best kept secret.

Check out what festivals are happening.

http://www.nola.com/festivals/

Attractions: Jackson Square, St Louis Cathedral, Cafe Du Monde, Steamboat Natchez Riverboat Cruise(don't eat there the food is terrible),Moonwalk on the Mississippi, Audubon Zoo, Aquarium, Zoo/Aquarium Cruise, Imax, Audubon Insectarium, Royal St. Antiques, Magazine Street Shopping and Julia St Art Galleries, Check out the Architecture in the Garden District, Airboat Swamp tour, Mardi Gras World, Ride the Streetcar, New Orleans School of Cooking, Carriage Ride, City Park has rides for the kids, Preservation Hall in Quarter serves no alcohol and is no smoking so it a jazz hall for all ages it is great for everyone to enjoy.

Plantations-Oak Alley, Madewood Plantation, Nottoway Plantation, Beauregard House at Chalmette Battlefield, Destrehan & Ormond Plantations

Museum-Historic New Orleans Collection, Ogden, Dday, the cabildo, Pharmacy, Confederate Museum, US Mint, Conti Wax Museum, Historic New Orleans Collection, Childrens Museum

Haunted Places-Le Petit Theater, The Pontalba, Pirates Alley, The Lalaurie House, Lanaux Mansion, St. Louis Cathedral, Lafittes Blacksmith shop, The Pharmacy.Go see the ghost table at muriels, LaLaurie House, St. Louis Cemetery Number 1, Columns Hotel, Place de Armes Hotel, Yo mamas bar and grill, Pat O's, O'Flaherty's Irish Channel Pub, Octoroon's House - 734 Royal Street, Hotel Monteleone, Brennans, Le Pavilion Hotel, Arnaud's Restaurant, Canal Street at City Park Avenue, Cafe Lafite in Exile, The Sultans Palace, Gardette-LePrete Haunted House, The Beauregard-Keyes House, Marie Laveau's House at 1020 St. Ann Street, The Creole Lady of Faubourg-Marigny at 734 Royal St, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 and 2

FOOD:

Jaquimos( Best Alligator Cheesecake and blackened red fish),Rio Mar, Commanders Palace(MY FAV), Muriels(Turtle Soup, Goat Cheese Crepes, and Pecan crusted drum), Coffee Pot (FAVORITE RED BEANS and breakfast), Upperline( TURTLE SOUP and FISH PIQUANTE USA todays best dish), Lilette, Irenes, Galatoise- (Very famous and very good), Dick and Jennys-(EVERYTHING IS GREAT!), Napolean House( Great. LUNCH SPOT), One on Hampson( BEST DUCK GUMBO),

Brennans( BRUNCH), Crepe Nanou,( Love their crepes and grilled AMBERJACK), Tommys Restaurant, Brigtsens ( Everything is AWESOME), Yo Mamas Bar and Grill- Best Hamburgers and Boil Crawfish during the season), Palace Cafe( PECAN CRUSTED FISH AND BLUE CRAB LEGS),

Domileses(awesome poboys), Cochon( BEst cochon du lait), Favorite coffee- Cafe du monde

Music-

Frenchman street has a lot of music clubs!!(snug Harbour, DBA, Spotted Cat)

Tipitinas has cajun dancing every sunday night as long as there is no special events going on

Maple Leaf Bar- Rebirth plays every Tuesday night and it right next door to the local favorite restaurant jaquimos!!!!Great music plays here! http://mapleleafbar.com/

Le bon temps rouler- Soul rebels every Thursday http://www.myspace.com/4801magazine

Rock n Bowl- http://www.rockandbowl.com/CalandarPAGE/%E2%80%A6

House of Blues- http://www.houseofblues.com/venues/clubv%E2%80%A6

Vaughns- Kermit Ruffins plays here a lot.

Howlin Wolf- http://www.thehowlinwolf.com/

Preservation Hall- Serves no Alcohol so all ages are allowed to go in.

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