Dig Into Nature

Gallery of Exhibits

Animals are amazing. Water does all kinds of amazing things. Plants are definitely amazing. And you’re amazing. So exploring how all these things work together is, you guessed it, amazing.

Location: First Floor

Featured Exhibit

Sedimentation Table

Water shapes our world. Let your brain out for a dip at the Sedimentation Table. Build a levee or a dam with your friends, or make waves.

Featured Exhibit

Nature Caring Station

Some of our furry, slithery, and feathered friends that live in the park need your help. Examine their bones, bandage their bobos and nurse them so they may return to their healthy habitat.

Featured Exhibit

The Engineering Tables

Use Magnatiles to build and experiment with sources of energy. The metal stations on each platform provide a base upon which visitors can demonstrate engineering practices by designing and redesigning structures and models.

Featured Exhibit

Pirogue and Bayou

Guests can immerse themselves in the ecosystem of South Louisiana. The Pirogue is equipped with fish and nets, and the Bayou Wall has components that mimic nature sounds.

Featured Exhibit

Sharing Station and Look & Learn Microscope

The Sharing Station is a natural collection of materials that children can explore up close. Specimens that can be examined independently (leaves, sticks, rocks, etc.) live in jars on shelves in the exhibit. Guests can use the high-powered microscope at the Look & Learn Station to examine specimens more closely.

Additional Exhibits

Trading Post

Nature is full of treasures. Bring them to the Trading Post to see them UP CLOSE, identify, and trade them with the soon-to-be-friends you meet there.

Promise Tree

Make leaf rubbings of trees found in City Park and write promises on the back of their leaf rubbings.

Storytelling Nest

A cozy nest, books, puppets, and customizable soundscapes are just a few of the ways to explore the magic of bayou life here. It’s up to you to find the rest.

Wave Wall

The Wave Wall is a tank where guests can turn a crank and watch as their energy is transferred through a paddle and then generates a wave. The wave then pushes against a large pile of sand demonstrating the process of erosion.