If you can swing sixty dollars for two adults and one child to visit an aquarium, you might have a good time doing it in New Orleans. The Aquarium of the Americas on the Mississippi River Heritage Park is a wonderful day-trip aquarium full of beautiful creatures from the Gulf of Mexico and beyond. Rather than go into written detail, we thought we’d entice you with our images. Take a look and make a visit.

The jellies.

A white alligator.

A shark.

Amphibians.

More jellies.

Crabs.

Rays.

Play.

Sea turtles.

There is so much more to see and do at the Aquarium of the Americas, you’ll just have to see for yourself. You can buy tickets online. Take a lunch, take your time, enjoy the water and get into New Orleans.