Top Ten Things to Do in New Orleans City Park - Episode #33
Beyond Bourbon Street, an Insider's Guide to New Orleans
Mark Bologna
4.9 • 916 Ratings
🗓️ 15 March 2017
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Top Ten Things to Do in City Park
In the last episode, we covered the history of City Park. Today, we dive into the top ten things to in the park. In addition to things to do and see, we also discuss how to get to New Orleans City Park and what you should bring with you.
We'll explore the park together. Along the way, we'll wander through the oldest grove of oak trees, and share an order (or two!) of beignets at the Morning Call. Perhaps we'll play a round of miniature golf and take in the outdoor sculpture garden as well. If you're up for it, we'll take a bike ride and learn about one of City Park's newest attractions, Big Lake.
All this and more in today's show!
NOTE: Get your pen and paper ready because you'll definitely want to take notes...
Resources
New Orleans City Park is located in the Midcity neighborhood of New Orleans and is accessible by taking the Canal St. streetcar (the red one). It is just a couple miles from the French Quarter and offers plenty of free parking.
Friends of City Park is a local non-profit organization dedicated to improving the park. You can purchase annual memberships which provide free or discounted admission to many of the ticketed venues within City Park, including the annual Celebration in the Oaks.
To download a map of City Park, click here.
The two websites combined will provide all the details, history and calendars of events you need to get the most out of your visit to City Park.
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| 0:00.0 | Hmm. Street, an insider's guide to New Orleans. Beyond Bourbon Street is the podcast where we explore the food, |
| 0:16.3 | music, culture, places, and people that make New Orleans unique. Whether you are planning a trip, |
| 0:22.1 | living in New Orleans, or simply wanting a taste of the Crescent City from wherever you are, |
| 0:26.0 | you've come to the right place. |
| 0:29.0 | And now, your host, Mark Bologna. |
| 0:35.0 | Hey y'all, this is Mark. |
| 0:38.0 | Welcome to episode number 33. |
| 0:40.0 | I hope you enjoyed the last show, |
| 0:42.0 | which was all about the history of City Park. |
| 0:44.0 | We had a great discussion with John Hopper, the Chief Development Officer over there. |
| 0:48.0 | If you missed it, go back and give it a listen. |
| 0:50.0 | You learn all about how City Park became one of the largest urban parks in the United States and all the fun things there are to do is what we're going to cover today |
| 0:58.3 | But if you really want the history and the background of City Park, that's a great place to go check it out and again that's |
| 1:04.1 | episode 32, the history of City Park. Today's show is going to be sponsored by me. You might |
| 1:10.4 | have heard on past shows that I've been offering a travel consultation. |
| 1:14.0 | And so what I'll do in that is it kind of goes over where to stay, what to do, eat, see, that sort of thing, |
| 1:20.0 | but it's personalized for your trip. |
| 1:22.0 | It includes a 20 to 30 minute discussion with me on the phone to get a sense of your preferences, |
| 1:27.0 | when you're going to visit, your price points, all that sorts of stuff. |
| 1:30.0 | If you're interested in it, send me an email. My email address is Mark at beyond |
| 1:34.8 | Burbanst.com. I've been doing those pretty regularly now and it's been a lot of fun |
| 1:39.4 | and a way for people to just get a very personalized plan for their New Orleans experience. |
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