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The many attractions of downtown Baton Rouge include the Old Governor’s Mansion, Shaw Center for the Arts and the Louisiana Art & Science Museum and Planetarium.
The Louisiana Art & Science Museum and Planetarium is housed in a historic train station in downtown Baton Rouge. It features fine-art exhibitions, a hands-on science gallery, a creative playroom with art activities and an Egyptian tomb exhibit. Also featured are Louisiana's only Challenger Learning Center – offering simulated space missions – and the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium and Exxon Mobil Space Theater. Old State Capitol Louisiana's "Castle on the River," the Old State Capitol, serves as a political history museum and home to distinguished awards for architecture and exhibits. Unique Gothic and Victorian architecture, a stained glass dome and cast-iron staircase accent this classical restored structure. A one of a kind animatronic exhibit, "Huey Long Live – The Kingfish Speaks,” brings the old Kingfish back to life.
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| A restored World War II Fletcher-class destroyer, the USS KIDDis docked along the Mississippi River. The museum features restored aircraft, the largest ship model collection in the South, historic artifacts and a riverboat pilothouse. It is also home to the Louisiana Memorial Plaza with names of over 7,000 Louisiana natives killed in combat. |
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| Baton Rouge, a name which reputedly refers to the red stick that once marked the boundary between two Indian tribes, owes more to the French than its unusual name, for it was the French who explored, developed and settled the region during its significant early years. |
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| By the middle of the 18th century, the Acadian exiles from Nova Scotia began to arrive in the area, joining the other French speaking settlers. After a number of years wandering down the Atlantic Coast, the Acadians were welcomed in Louisiana and soon made their homes along the rivers and bayous of the state. Their culture and influence is still strongly felt in South Louisiana. |
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| Built in 1930 during the administration of Huey P. Long and nicknamed "Louisiana's White House," the original mansion served as official residence to nine Louisiana governors and their families. Now a splendid historic house museum and venue for special events, the Georgian landmark is listed on the National Historic Register of Historic Places. Guided tours are available, along with the West Wing Gift Shop. |
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| Located in the Shaw Center for the Arts, this museum manifests a decade-long vision to offer LSU and the Baton Rouge community greater access to its diverse art. |
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With a diverse group of micro enterprises and four open-air commercial kitchens, the Main Street Market creates an affordable market hall for small local farmers, artists and businesses. Its location in the Galvez Parking Garage in the center of downtown Baton Rouge helps bring the country to the city. From fresh produce and local delicacies to nutrition classes and the arts, Main Street Market is a wonderful addition to a revitalized downtown. |
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| Nineteenth Century (19thc.) Plantation life surrounds this city where all corners of Louisiana come together into one rich, thick gumbo. The Mississippi River built our past and continues to shape our future as it flow past plantations and attractions. Baton Rouge’s history is filled with interesting anecdotes. Learn why the Old State Capital is called “the little sham castle,” why the Sunshine Bridge was labeled a bridge that went “from nowhere to nowhere,” and why the Old Mississippi River Bridge, which Huey Long built, is impassable for large tankers.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana has it all. So come and explore our unique city!! You’ll find you have never seen more beautiful sights or tasted better food than in Baton Rouge...the Flavor of Louisiana!!
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