Baton Rouge Attractions

 
 Baton Rouge Area:

• Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
•  LSU Rural Life Museum - a really neat place to see Cajun dwellings, historical items, paintings, farm      
                                               implements, etc.  Also tour the Burden Research Center rose gardens.
• Louisiana State Museum - Louisiana history and culture.
• Magnolia Mound Plantation - 1791 Plantation Home
• Rosedown Plantation - fabulous 1830's plantation north of Baton Rouge
• Nottaway Plantation - fabulous 1850's plantation home across the Mississippi River n White Castle, LA.
• Shaw Center for the Arts -
• Old Governor's Mansion -
• USS Kid - WWII destroyer
• LSU Baseball - outstanding college baseball.  LSU plays rival Alabama Friday and Saturday nights.  Should be
                          'big-time' college baseball in a comfortable atmosphere on the LSU campus. Click on 
                         'Alabama' to Reserve tickets early.

 Festivals and Music:

• Earth Day Celebration (April 18) - good cajun music, festival, crafts
• New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (April 23- ) - big and very popular music event.
• Festival International de Louisiane (April 21-25)- Louisiana culture, music and food.
• Local Music Scene - link to local schedules of bands.

New Orleans Area:

• Aquarium of the America's, Audubon Institute - very nice aquarium zoo, Imax theatre.
• New Orleans Tourism - link to lots of New Orleans attractions.

Other Louisiana Attractions - day trips

• Avery Island - pretty gardens, alligators, salt dome, Tabasco pepper factory
• Salt Water Fishing - Louisiana has truly outstanding salt water fishing, coastal or offshore. 
              April is a very good time to fish the coast.  There are many good guides listed at the link. 
              You may want to go to Louisiana Sportsman and post a message asking for a guide recommendation.
              A trip for 3-4 people should cost about     $600 for a day.