6/3/2019 Mardi Gras World. I have mixed feelings about New Orleans. It’s obviously a historical place with lots of beautiful things to see. However, they have this thing that they call Mardi Gras and when it’s not taking place, it FEELS like everyone is either waiting for it or preparing for it…..or the places on Bourbon Street are trying to make tourists feel like it’s Mardi Gras all year round. With that said, it's hard to NOT embrace tiny pieces of it and learn about it while you are there. "Mardi Gras World" is responsible for fabricating and building the vast majority of the floats that are in the various Mardi Gras parades around the city. It is a remarkable operation that builds some AMAZING stuff. I really didn’t know what to expect when we decided to come here, but it was REALLY neat to see the effort that goes into these things. The tour guide we ended up with was REALLY great too.