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Botanical Gardens
The 12-acre garden has seen better days. But park workers are steadily restoring it after the near-total wipe-out wrought by Katrina's flooding. Parts of the garden were submerged for two weeks in three feet of toxic salt-water bath. Not good for the vast majority of native and exotic species lovingly cultivated here. For many of the native species, it was a cruel irony not to escape the fate of wild plants dying in Louisiana's disappearing wetlands.
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City Park
The Canal streetcar makes the run from the CBD to City Park. Acquired in 1850, the 1300-acre City Park is famous for its huge moss-draped live oaks and scenic bayou lagoons. During the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the park sat underwater, but once again it is back up and running. The beautiful Botanical Garden is working to rebuild its lost plant collections.
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