Great Lawn
Great Lawn is a recreation area in City of New Orleans, Louisiana. Great Lawn is situated nearby to the miniature golf course City Putt, as well as near the tourism office Oscar J. Tolmas Visitor Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carousel Gardens Amusement Park and New Orleans Museum of Art.
Carousel Gardens Amusement Park
Theme park
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Carousel Gardens is a seasonally operated amusement park located in New Orleans, Louisiana at City Park. It features many rides, including the Live Oak Ladybug Rollercoaster, a ferris wheel, a drop tower called the Coney Tower, and a miniature train that tours the park. Carousel Gardens Amusement Park is situated 630 feet northwest of Great Lawn.
New Orleans Museum of Art
Museum
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The New Orleans Museum of Art is the oldest fine arts museum in the city of New Orleans. It is situated within City Park, a short distance from the intersection of Carrollton Avenue and Esplanade Avenue, and near the terminus of the "Canal Street - City Park" streetcar line. New Orleans Museum of Art is situated 1,300 feet east of Great Lawn.
New Orleans Botanical Garden
Garden
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The New Orleans Botanical Garden is a botanical garden located in City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana. The first classical garden in New Orleans, it was funded by the Works Progress Administration. New Orleans Botanical Garden is situated 720 feet northeast of Great Lawn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mid-City and Esplanade Ridge and Mid-City New Orleans.
Mid-City and Esplanade Ridge
Mid-City is a portion of New Orleans in the center of the metropolitan area, about midway between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain. It is less visited by tourists than more famous areas like the French Quarter, but has impressive attractions of its own.
Mid-City New Orleans
Suburb
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Mid-City is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A sub-district of the Mid-City District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: City Park Avenue, Toulouse Street, North Carrollton, Orleans Avenue, Bayou St.
Lakeview
Village
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Lakeview is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Lakeview District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: Robert E Lee Boulevard to the north, Orleans Avenue to the east, Florida Boulevard, Canal Boulevard and I-610 to the south and Pontchartrain Boulevard to the west.
Great Lawn
- Type: Recreation area
- Also known as: “Goldring/Woldenberg Great Lawn”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.98603° or 29° 59′ 10″ northLongitude
-90.09747° or 90° 5′ 51″ westInception
2010Open location code
76XFXWP3+C2OpenStreetMap ID
way 231124034OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_groundOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=recreation_ground
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