duffers food, soft drinks and beer. Available for birthday parties and special events. For more information and booking, call (504) 483-9385.
Couturie Forest Couturie Forest is that little unexpected surprise that reminds us to take notice of the forest despite the trees. As the name implies, Couturie Forest is 60 acres of native trees, scenic waterways, intriguing wildlife and a mountain—smack dab in the middle of City Park. According to City Park, the forest and accompanying Scout Island are composed of eight unique eco-systems and are home to more than 40 species of birds. The “mountain,” at a dizzying 43 feet above sea level, is the highest earthen elevation in New Orleans, higher than the more famous Monkey Hill in Audubon Park. Couturie Forest features more than two miles of semi-improved trails, begging to be explored. Admission is free. Open dawn to dusk daily.
Enrique Alferez Sculptures A benefit of the Depression-era Works Progress Administration, City Park is blessed to feature
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The New Orleans Museum of Art and the Besthoff Sculpture Garden One of the South’s finest museums, the New Orleans Museum of Art has a permanent collection of more than 40,000 objects. Visit NOMA.org for detailed information. Through the generous contributions of Sydney and Walda Besthoff (of K&B Drugs fame), the Besthoff Sculpture Garden outside NOMA displays more than 60 unique works of art throughout 4.67 acres of gated, park-like atmosphere. On display in the garden are Pierre Auguste Renoir’s Venus Victorius (1914); Antoine Bourdelle’s Hercules the Archer (1947); and Deborah Butterfield’s Restrained (1999). The sculpture garden is free and open daily 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on weekends.
Popp Fountain and The Arbor Room at Popp Fountain For couples in love, there is probably no better place for “gettin’ hitched” than City Park. The park offers three fully capable venues for weddings and special events, including the completely renovated Popp Fountain and the newly designed Arbor Room at Popp Fountain. The 60-foot-wide Popp Fountain dates to 1937 and is completely restored to magnificent working order, with dramatic underwater lighting and a
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numerous sculptures by famed New Orleans Art Deco sculptor Enrique Alferez. Located throughout the park in friezes and as stand-alone pieces, Alferez’s sculptures were a key contribution to the renovation of City Park as part of the greater WPA effort in New Orleans leading up to World War II.