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Family Play Recipe Rent bikes and travel the Trace, explore a great, new playground and get close, real close, to giraffes in this day’s adventure on the Northshore…
Pancakes, anyone? Fill up on omelets, pancakes and other soulful breakfast food at Mandeville’s Broken Egg Café before heading over to the Kickstand Café and Bike Rental, just a few blocks away. (The Kickstand does great breakfast, too!) Pick your ride The Kickstand rents quality bicycles for every rider and is conveniently located a block from the Tammany Trace, a wonderful paved hike and bike trail. The Trace is perfect for family riding, providing a safe path through beautiful green spaces and connecting a number of the Northshore’s communities. Ride only as far as you want. Place to play If little legs can handle a leisurely 4 ½ mile ride (remember, it’ll be 9 miles altogether including the return trip), take the Trace northward toward its main trailhead, situated in an old caboose. The caboose is adjacent to a great new place space, the Kids Konnection Playground, built to suit children of all abilities. Spend a little time there enjoying the sunshine before pedaling back to Mandeville. Take a break Grab a poboy and a Barq’s root beer at Bear’s Restaurant in Mandeville before hitting the road for Folsom and Global Wildlife Center.
Animals everywhere Large trams carry visitors across Global Wildlife Center’s lovely 900 savanna-like acres, offering the chance to see some 3,000 creatures, including camels, giraffes, llamas, deer and more, as well as feed and touch them. Parents enjoy the ride and the animals as least as much as their offspring; it’s a wonderful and memorable family experience. Mealtime? Head to Covington for delicious pizza from Pizza Man of Covington or wings of every description at WOW Café and Wingery. Both offer good eating and a family-friendly setting. If you go… Broken Egg Café, 985-624-3388 Kickstand Café and Bike Rental, 985-626-9300, www.kickstand.bz Tammany Trace, 985-867-9490, www.tammanytrace.org Bear’s Restaurant, 985-892-2373 Global Wildlife Center, 985-796-3585, www.globalwildlife.com Pizza Man of Covington, 985-892-9874 WOW Café & Wingery, 985-898-4969 Hungry for more vacation "recipes?" To see them all, click here.
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