Special-Event Venues: New Orleans

Blaine Kern's Mardi Gras World is as close as you can get to the real thing—because it is the real thing. Home to the folks who have been giving Mardi Gras its mojo since 1947, the 84,000-square-foot Mardi Gras World warehouse offers a unique event experience. Guests can tour the workshops where artists create the legendary Mardi Gras floats. In addition to the warehouse, which holds up to 3,500 guests, the adjacent Mardi Gras Plaza, tucked between