Trey and Robb Went Up the Hill

New Orleans City Park-just go, you will not regret it

I plan on spending more time there next time we go. Great playgrounds, Storyland, a fair-type rides area, a sculpture garden, the botanic gardens, a dog park, New Orleans Art Museum, and miles and miles of green space. I found our way there and I'm so glad I did. We spent most of our time at Storyland, which is a little gem of a playground taken from another time. Quoting from the website:

Climb aboard Captain Hook's pirate ship, journey with Pinocchio into the mouth of a whale or scamper up Jack 'n Jill's hill...Brimming with more than 25 larger-than-life storybook exhibits, this storybook fantasy play area is inhabited by sculpted characters created by New Orleans' finest Mardi Gras float makers.

I mean I could not describe it any better. In short, it was awesome. I hate to build it up too much; it is a surprisingly small area that they have fit all this fun into. Maybe it was just a really fun outing with my boys, maybe it was the background music-an Imagination Movers CD, or maybe it is really that spectacular. I'm not sure which one it was, but we sure did have a great time and we will be going when we are back in New Orleans.

We were welcomed by Humpty Dumpty sitting on the wall and an opened book.

Hello three little pigs.

Watch out!! Jack 'n Jill's hill is pretty steep (Trey was acting the rhyme out, Robb was really going that fast).

Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty

It was steep also...and wet from the rain the night before as we found out the hard way.

And there are almost 20 more areas to become part of your favorite stories. I cannot say enough good things about Storyland. Like I said, just go!!!!