Here are 12 not-to-miss Mardi Gras float houses in New Orleans, with a map

Think of this list as a snapshot of where we stand right now. It may help guide our readers to some of the best examples of float houses. It may help start a house float project. The list will grow.

The entries are not in order of preference. If we  knew the artist or maker, we included credit. If the house had an official title, it is in quotes; otherwise the titles are our descriptions.

• 5809 St. Charles Ave., “Jurassic Park” float house, produced by Kern Studios
• 6016 St. Charles Ave., flowers and honeybees, float house produced by Kern Studios
• 2701 St. Charles Ave., “Queen Jubilee” float house produced by the Krewe of Red Beans’ "Hire a Mardi Gras Artist" program
• 1834 Toledano St., “The Night Tripper,” produced by the Krewe of Red Beans’ "Hire a Mardi Gras Artist" program
• 2656 LePage St., “Birds of Bulbancha” float house, produced by the Krewe of Red Beans’ "Hire a Mardi Gras Artist" program
• 522 Leontine St. tiki volcano float house
• 4321 Laurel St., “Queen of Bounce House”
  
• 5438 Chartres St., “Jambalaya, Jamba, Jamba” float house
• 5975 Canal Blvd., “Schitt$ Streets” float house concept by Tiffany Tandecki, art by Lindsay DeBlieux
• 2371 Chippewa St., Jeopardy float house by Aaron Whitely and Erin Whitely
• 725 Robert St., "The Mystic Krewe of Modern Love," by Paul Gallant
• 709 Independence St., "Georgia on My Mind"