Kern Studios — Attraction in New Orleans

This place was beautiful. It's a warehouse where a tour guide shows you how Mardi gras floats are made and the artistic and cultural traditions involved. It's half art museum, half working art studio, and really impressive. They also give a little free sample of king cake and a water bottle.

Re handicap accessibility: the studio is all accessible, but the ramp to the ticket window is sometimes closed off. You can move the barrier (it is light and on wheels) or ask for help. -handicap spots are available but the lot is gravel. They will let you drop off closer to avoid gravel if needed. -it is warmer than a typical museum. It's a warehouse with open doors in parts and lots of fans. However, if you are on medication that makes you overheat, ask your doctor first. -for people with autism who touch stuff in museums, this place should be ok. People touch the floats in real life in the parades. As long as it's not going to damage the pieces, a little touch is ok. Our guide at least also seemed friendly and cool with people with...

If you have interest in creating then this place can’t be missed when visiting NOLA. I was super excited for this experience. The massive sculptures in their beautifully vibrant colors are inspiring and the energy is electric. It was so cool to get to see behind the scenes on how these float sculptures are created… and to watch the artists creating was incredible! A real peep into their creation stations! You get to speak to the artists and ask all the questions. They offer a shuttle to the studio that picks up at various locations in NOLA; we opted to walk because this is the way I enjoy seeing cities. There is a choice of guided or self guided tours. They had a scheduled school tour of 100 children as the same ticket time as ours so we were granted early entry on a self guided tour, to avoid the school tours. This is a wonderful tour to add to your...

I knew very little about Mardi Gras before visiting. This venue tells you about the making of the floats and who the various companies/groups are that sponsor them. You can see the process of making the sculptures, which is fascinating. We had a slice of King cake, and the significance of it was explained and how the dates of Mardi Gras are worked out depending on when Easter falls. We walked to the studio as did other people we met, but there is a free shuttle bus, which we took advantage of that dropped us in town. We recommend to fellow travellers as this is something different and very...