Drive from Mardi Gras World to Fontainebleau (Lake Pontchartrain Causeway)

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The two stops from our co-pilot reel, in the order you would drive them through Louisiana's Lake Pontchartrain. Facts and visitor notes come from official sources (linked under each stop). The photos are ours. Mileage and drive time are a routing estimate without traffic or stops. Check current road and hours before you go.

Mardi Gras World

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- Kern Studios' history dates back to 1932, when Blaine Kern and his father Roy built their first float on a garbage wagon. Source: mardigrasworld.com ↗
- Mardi Gras World was created in 1984 as a tourist attraction giving visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the studio's work. Source: mardigrasworld.com ↗
- Mardi Gras World tours show floats, props, sculptors, painters and robots behind the scenes at Kern Studios. Source: mardigrasworld.com ↗
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39 mi · 54 min from stop 1

Fontainebleau State Park

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- Brick ruins of a sugar mill built in 1829 by Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville remain at Fontainebleau State Park. Source: lastateparks.com ↗
- The 2,800-acre park sits on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain and has a sandy beach. Source: lastateparks.com ↗
- Marigny developed the area across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans as a sugar plantation until 1852. Source: lastateparks.com ↗
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