Mardi Gras World is one of the places where they make the floats and props, as they call the decorations, for Mardi Gras. One side faces the Mississippi River which was my first good view of the mighty river. For a small fee you can walk through the factory and see the float props, floats, costumes, eat some king cake and take pictures. Each parade has at least 15 floats. The floats in the warehouse were from Harry Connick Jr's krewe (spelled correctly). Each year there is a new theme and new decorations. I love this place it is so colorful and you can see the floats in the various stages and the art that goes into creating them. Quite a bit different than the Rose Parade.