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Address: 7623 Old Tunica Rd, St. Francisville, LA 70775
Cross Creek Stables offers guided horseback rides down a section of the Old Tunica Trace. The byway has been used for so long that the roadbed is worn 10 feet below the surrounding hillside in some places. Call for reservations.
Category: Baton Rouge Attractions & Activities
Address: 11621 Ferdinand St, St. Francisville, LA 70775
Take a moment to visit Grace Episcopal Church. The site dates to 1827, but the current brick church was built in 1858. Spring is a good time to see what's blooming in the live oak-canopied cemetery.
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Address: 11855 Highland Rd, 4½ miles south of LSU, Baton Rouge, LA 70810
These gardens were begun by Emory Smith and donated to LSU in 1991 as a practical classroom for landscape and botany students. On the fourteen acres are a variety of native trees and plants, including wonderful old oaks, magnolias, bamboo, wildflowers, and grasses. Open areas, nature trails, a ravine, and lush...
Houmas House Plantation and Gardens
Category: Baton Rouge Attractions & Activities
Address: 40136 Hwy 942, Darrow, LA 70725
Take your time exploring the rich history and lore of Houmas House Plantation and Gardens. Knowledgeable tour guides lead you through this antebellum home filled with artwork, artifacts, and antiques. The gardens are equally stunning and, because of the area's temperate winters, always in bloom.
Category: Museums - Baton Rouge Attractions & Activities
Address: 660 N 4th St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Located on the corner of North 4th and Spanish Town Road and across from the Capitol Gardens, this museum's permanent exhibits emphasize the facets of Louisiana's history that are significant on a national level, as well as those aspects of the state's culture that are unique. A large gallery displays changing or...
Category: Historic Sites - Baton Rouge Attractions & Activities
Address: 3645 Hwy 18 (Great River Rd), Vacherie, LA 70090
As stately as the plantation home of imagination, this Greek Revival structure features an oak allee leading to the entrance and is a magnificent presence amid the grounds. Dating from 1839, Oak Alley was built after the planting of the oaks and was situated to maximize the approach to the home. Costumed guides offer...
Oakley House at Audubon State Historic Site
Category: Baton Rouge Attractions & Activities
Address: 11788 LA Hwy 967, St. Francisville, LA 70775
Oakley House plantation anchors the Audubon State Historic Site. That's because John James Audubon tutored the owner's daughter for a short time around 1821. Inside the house, you can see several rooms that look as if Audubon has just stepped out for a minute. This was his first introduction to the area, but its lush...
Category: Museums - Baton Rouge Attractions & Activities
Address: 900 State Capitol Drive, adjacent to State Capitol, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Constructed in 1838, this museum was originally a powder magazine, used to store ammunition in Louisiana's early days. Set along the Mississippi, it was an important structure for the protection of the early settlement. It was even captured by Union forces during the Civil War. Escaping demolition several times, the...
Category: Baton Rouge Attractions & Activities
Address: 12501 LA Hwy 10, St. Francisville, LA 70775
Rosedown dates back to 1834 and was originally the heart of a nearly 3500-acre plantation. The guided tour offers the best glimpse of what life at Rosedown was like. Walk the grounds to appreciate the ordered flower and parterre gardens, as well as the much photographed live oak allée. You may not have 28 acres to...
Category: Historic Sites - Baton Rouge Attractions & Activities
Address: 2646 Hwy 44, Garyville, LA 70051
Strikingly ornate, this home is distinctively Louisianan but is quite a departure from standard plantation architecture. Some have even deemed it "Steamboat Gothic" for its stylistic affinity to river paddleboats. Set along the Mississippi, the home was built in 1856 by Edmond Bozonier Marmillion and was quite an...
