Point of interest
Tree of Life
21 locals recommend,
Location
East Drive
New Orleans, LA
Audubon
Tips from locals
Located in New Orleans’ Audubon Park, so-called The Tree of Life (officially the Étienne de Boray Oak) is not only one of the city’s premier tree-climbing spots, it’s also a surprisingly great spot for giraffe watching. The gnarled, knobby tree is a favorite among the locals that know about it. It is noted for it’s eminently climbable branches with scraps of stray ropes and handles to help you climb up into its canopy. Lots of people also choose to have their wedding photos taken under the branches. The real secret when visiting the Tree of Life is realizing that it abuts one wall of the Audubon Zoo, specifically that of the giraffe cage. So if you go at the right time of day, you can clim
Located in New Orleans’ Audubon Park, so-called The Tree of Life (officially the Étienne de Boray Oak) is not only one of the city’s premier tree-climbing spots, it’s also a surprisingly great spot for giraffe watching. The gnarled, knobby tree is a favorite among the locals that know about it. It…
Walk from Magazine St toward the river, pass the Labyrinth meditation path on the right and not far ahead is the Etienne de Boré Oak - over 300 years old, we call it the Tree of LIfe