Rainy Day Activities for Kids in New Orleans
11 indoor and rainy day activities for kids in New Orleans. Museums, entertainment centers, and indoor play spaces with age ratings and parent tips.
Highest rated: Zero Latency New Orleans, Escape My Room New Orleans, Museum of Illusions. 11 listings are indoor. Every listing includes age ratings, stroller access, and parent tips.
How to use this rainy day activities list
These are the backup plans worth saving before weather pushes everyone indoors. KidPaths is currently tracking 11 indexable picks for this page in New Orleans, LA, with details for cost, age fit, stroller access, weather backup, and parent logistics.
Quick fit
1 for infants, 4 for toddlers, 9 for little kids, 10 for big kids.
Weather and access
11 indoor or mixed-weather picks. 4 stroller-friendly stops. 11 rainy-day backups.
Cost scan
11 paid picks. Open the cards for family-of-4 cost notes and savings tips when we have them.
Top Picks
Zero Latency New Orleans
5 starsZero Latency uses free-roam virtual reality where participants physically walk through a large warehouse space in full VR gear, unlike seated VR, the
Escape My Room New Orleans
4.9 starsEscape My Room sets its escape experiences inside elaborately decorated historic New Orleans-themed rooms, antebellum parlors, voodoo dens, and myster
Museum of Illusions
4.9 starsThe forced-perspective rooms create photos where kids appear to be giants or tiny compared to family members, generating endless laughter and exciteme
Audubon Insectarium
4.6 starsThe Bug Appetit cafe is the moment kids talk about long after, staff serve actual edible insect samples (chocolate-covered crickets, wax worm cookies)
Game On Social Hub
4.5 starsGame On Social Hub combines laser tag with arcade gaming in a single venue, meaning kids can rotate between activities and prevent the boredom that hi
Zero Latency New Orleans
Ages: Best for ages 12+ (minimum age requirements apply)
Escape My Room New Orleans
Ages: Best for ages 10-17 (with adults)
Museum of Illusions
Ages: Best for ages 6-16
Audubon Insectarium
Ages: Best for ages 3-12
Game On Social Hub
Ages: Best for ages 6-17
Adventure Quest Laser Tag
Ages: Best for ages 6-17
Luv 2 Play Metairie
Ages: Best for ages 0-10
Mardi Gras World
Ages: Best for ages 5-14
Airborne X Harvey
Ages: Best for ages 3-17
Chuck E. Cheese
Ages: Best for ages 2-10
Optimus Entertainment
Ages: Best for ages 5-17
Common Questions
- What can we do with kids on a rainy day in New Orleans?
- New Orleans has 11 rainy-day-friendly activities for families. Best options: Zero Latency New Orleans, Escape My Room New Orleans, Museum of Illusions, Audubon Insectarium, Game On Social Hub. All are indoor or covered.
- How many rainy day activities in New Orleans are stroller-friendly?
- 4 of the 11 rainy day activities in New Orleans are fully stroller-friendly.
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