Gretna Gun Museum

Gretna Gun Museum is a museum in Jefferson Parish, Greater New Orleans, Louisiana. Gretna Gun Museum is situated nearby to the building David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper, as well as near the quarter Lower Garden District.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper and Mardi Gras World.

David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper

Building

The David Crockett Fire Hall and Pumper, at 205 Lafayette St. in Gretna, Louisiana, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The fire station was built in 1859.

Mardi Gras World

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Mardi Gras World is a tourist attraction located in New Orleans. Guests tour the 300,000 square foot working warehouse where floats are made for Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans, Louisiana. Mardi Gras World is situated 1¼ miles north of Gretna Gun Museum.

St. Mary’s Assumption Church

Church

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St. Mary's Assumption Church is a National Historic Landmark church at Constance and Josephine Streets in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. The church was completed in 1860, built for the swelling German Catholic immigrant population in the Lower Garden District section of the city. St. Mary’s Assumption Church is situated 1 mile northwest of Gretna Gun Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gretna and Lower Garden District.

Gretna

Town

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Gretna is the second-largest city in, and parish seat of, Jefferson Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Gretna lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River, just east and across the river from uptown New Orleans.

Lower Garden District

Quarter

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Lower Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: St.