Louisiana

NEW ORLEANS & SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA

New Orleans

• French Quarter – Historic heart of the city with jazz clubs, street performers, and Bourbon Street bustle.
• Historic Voodoo Museum – Small museum exploring Voodoo culture and myths.
• Museum of Death – Graphic displays of mortality, serial killers, and mortuary artifacts.
• Mardi Gras World – Float fabrication warehouse and behind-the-scenes parade experience.
• Fisherman’s Castle – Miniature medieval castle visible from the bayou.
• Vitascope Hall Site – Site of America’s first indoor seated movie theater, opened in 1896.
• Crescent Park – Riverfront greenway with skyline views and minimalist pavilions.

Jefferson Parish & Eastbank

• Giant Root Beer Mug – Oversized roadside mug at Frostop.
• Honey Island Swamp – Guided swamp tours offering alligator sightings and Bigfoot lore.

NORTH LOUISIANA

Shreveport–Bossier City

• Municipal Auditorium Statues – Statues of Elvis Presley and guitarist James Burton from the Louisiana Hayride era.
• American Rose Center – The nation’s largest park dedicated to roses.

Monroe / Ruston / West Monroe

• Poverty Point – UNESCO-listed earthwork complex over 3,400 years old with museum and walking trails.

Alexandria / Pineville

• Big Crawfish Statue – Giant crawfish sculpture at a local restaurant.

NATCHITOCHES REGION

Natchitoches Parish

• Magnolia Plantation – National Historic Landmark plantation with intact slave cabins.
• Oakland Plantation – Historic plantation preserved in Cane River Creole National Historical Park.
• Los Adaes State Historic Site – Former Spanish capital with archaeological remains and interpretive trails.

NORTHERN & WESTERN LOUISIANA

Gibsland / Bienville Parish

• Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum – Café site where Bonnie and Clyde ate before their fatal ambush.

Abita Springs / Northshore Towns

• Abita Mystery House – Eclectic folk-art museum with thousands of unusual objects.

St. Bernard Parish

• Fort St. Philip – Civil War–era fort only reachable by boat, partially submerged.

Plaquemines Parish

• Fort Jackson – Brick star fort and battlefield site from the Civil War.

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA

Acadiana (Lafayette / Lake Charles)

• Tabasco Factory & Jungle Gardens – Historic pepper sauce factory and botanical garden on Avery Island.
• Atchafalaya Basin Tours – Boat excursions through the largest U.S. river swamp, featuring wildlife and cypress scenery.

SOUTHERN LOUISIANA

Rayne / Church Point

• Giant Frog Statue – Rayne’s frog mascot statue wearing a top hat and tuxedo.

Henderson

• Prehistoric Park – Dinosaur replicas, gem mining, and fossil-themed family attractions.

BATON ROUGE & CENTRAL LOUISIANA

Baton Rouge

• Old State Capitol – Gothic Revival statehouse with stained glass dome, now a political history museum.

Port Hudson / East Feliciana Parish

• Port Hudson State Historic Site – Fortifications from the longest siege in U.S. military history, with trails and exhibits.