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Wax reproduction of New Orleans history
The Musee Conti Wax Museum offers an interesting view of New Orlean’s amazing history through 154 delicately crafted life-sized wax figures carefully placed in decors that perfectly depict their time, habits and atmosphere of the preiod they depict.
Covering over 300 years of history, the Musee Conti Wax Museum opens a window into the fascinating life of French Creoles through beautiful costumes, accurate decor and thrilling stories. You will be greated by local legends in action, from Iberville and Bienville discovering the swampy city, the duc d'Orleans planning New Orleans, the casket girls, Napoleon as he sells Louisiana, Jean Lafitte the pirate, to Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans, Marie Laveau and her voodoo dancers, Mardi Gras Zulu King Weatherspoon, Louis Armstrong and Pete Fountain.
Musee Conti Wax Museum
917 Conti St, New Orleans
Phone: 800-233-5405
Website: http://www.neworleanswaxmuseum.com/
Open Hours: Mondays 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Fridays 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Saturdays 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM and for private events by appointment
Categories: Specialty museum, History museum
Price: Cost money