Sights & Attractions in Side Trips from New Orleans

Things to Do in Baton Rouge

Name	Category	Location

Louisiana Arts & Science Museum and Irene W. Pennington Planetarium Housed in a 1925 Illinois Central railroad station near the Old...	Museums / Galleries	Baton Rouge

Louisiana State Museum-Baton Rouge This museum showcases the history of Louisiana through two permanent...	Museums / Galleries	Baton Rouge

Old Arsenal Museum Only one Revolutionary War battle was fought outside the 13 original...	Museums / Galleries	Baton Rouge

Old Governor's Mansion This Georgian-style house was built for Governor Huey P. Long...	Museums / Galleries	Baton Rouge

Old State Capitol When this turreted Gothic Victorian castle was constructed between...	Government Buildings	Baton Rouge


Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens Run by Louisiana State University (LSU), this outdoor teaching...	Museums / Galleries	Baton Rouge

Shaw Center for the Arts This arts facility houses the LSU Museum of Art, the LSU Museum...	Arts / Performance Venues	Baton Rouge

State Capitol Building Still called the "New State Capitol," this building has housed...	Government Buildings	Baton Rouge

USS Kidd & Veterans Memorial Museum This World War II survivor has been restored to its V-J Day configuration...	Nautical Sites	Baton Rouge
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