Alligator Bayou A wilderness paradise just 15 minutes from downtown Baton Rouge, home of Louisiana's "most beautiful and interesting swamp tour," 1-888-3SWAMPS (225) 642-8297 E-mail: info@alligatorbayou.com Address: 35019 Alligator Bayou Road Prairieville, Louisiana 70769

Mount Hope Plantation, 8151 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
888-461-7820, contact: Robin and Hugo Marrero

Baton Rouge Area Convention & Visitors Bureau  - 730 N. Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. (504) 383-1825 or (800) LA ROUGE.

Louisiana's Old State Capitol - Office of Secretary of State, 100 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70801. Iinteractive exhibits. (504) 342-0500.

Louisiana State Archives - 3851 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. Genealogical library for public use, Louisiana history and culture exhibits. (504) 922-1000.

Magnolia Mound Plantation - 2161 Nicholson Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Restored 1790s French Creole home on 16 acres. Visitor's Center, gift shop, seasonal open-hearth cooking  (504) 343-4955.

Rural Life Museum & Windrush Gardens - 4600 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70898. Large outdoor museum consisting of twenty buildings depicting pre-industrial 19th-century Louisiana. 25-acre Windrush Gardens features classical statuary. (504) 765-2437.

Old Arsenal Museum - State Capitol Grounds, Baton Rouge, LA 70804. Exhibits of the Capitol, Battle of Baton Rouge and Louisiana history. (504) 342-0401.

U.S.S. Kidd - 305 South River Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. National Historic Landmark, restored WWII destroyer. The Nautical Historic Center contains collection of ship models, Corsair A-7E attack aircraft, P-40 fighter plane, Hall of Honor, Veterans Memorial Wall, gift shop. (504) 342-1942.

Baton Rouge Blues Festival - 730 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Music festival featuring local, regional & national Blues and Jazz artists on several different stages, crafts & food booths. (800) LA ROUGE.

Christmas on the River - 730 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. A  month-long celebration of Christmas  (800) LA ROUGE.

FestForAll - 730 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. A large festival featuring crafts, fine arts,  performing arts, 3 stages of continuous music, Children's Village, fireworks and food booths. (800) LA ROUGE.

Greater Baton Rouge State Fair - P.O. Box 15010, Baton Rouge, LA 70895. Family entertainment. Music, carnival midway, 4-H and FFA animal shows. (504) 755-FAIR.

St. Jules Catholic Church - P.O. Box 38, Belle Rose, LA 70341. Allons Manger Food Fest. Cajun food on the Bayou (504) 473-8569, (504) 473-9398.

Antiques on the River - The Landmark Mall 832 St. Phillip St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. In the Steinberg building, built in 1847, next to Catfish Town. Over 50 dealers, antiques and collectibles. (504) 383-4867.

Blue Bayou Water Park - 18142 Perkins Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70810. I-10 at Exit 166. Many water slides, waterpool, lazy river, gift shops, snack bars. (504) 753-3333.

The Culinary Arts Institute of Louisiana/Caila's Fine Cuisine - 427 Lafayette St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Culinary institute and restaurant operated by students. Demos and tours. (504) 343-6233, (800) 927-0839.

The Enchanted Mansion (A Doll Museum) 190 Lee Drive, Bldg. 2, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. Animatronics.  (504) 769-0005, (504) 766-7221.

Louisiana African American Odyssey - 10985 N. Harrell's Ferry Rd., 2nd floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70816. Tour African American landmarks. Full-day and half-day tours. (504) 338-6309, (800) 385-6309.

Neubig Art Gallery - 16950 Strain Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70816.
Louisiana Mud Paintings by Henry Neubig. Unique paintings depict nostalgic Louisiana. (504) 275-5126.

Lagniappe Tours - 900 North Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802-5743. Itinerary planning for groups. (504) 382-8687.

Baton Rouge Hilton - 5500 Hilton Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808. I-10 at College Drive.  (504) 924-5000.

The Bellemont Hotel & Convention Center 7370 Airline Hwy., Baton Rouge, LA 70805. Full service hotel. (504) 357-8612.

Best Western Richmond Suites Hotel - 5668 Hilton Ave. (@ I-10 College Dr.), Baton Rouge, LA 70808.  (504) 924-6500, (800) 332-2582.

Best Western Chateau Louisianne Suite Hotel - 710 N. Lobdell Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70806.   (504) 927-6700, (800) 256-6263.

Comfort Inn University Center - 2445 S. Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge, LA 70808  (504) 927-5790.

Corporate Inn - 2365 College Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70808  (504) 925-2451, (800) 695-077.

Crown Sterling Suites - 4914 Constitution Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808.   (504) 924-6566, (800) 336-7571.

Days Inn Baton Rouge - 10245 Airline Hwy., Baton Rouge, LA 70816. I-12 at Airline Hwy.   (504) 291-8152, (800) DAYS INN.

Hampton Inn - 4646 Constitution Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808. I-10 at College Dr.  (504) 926-9990.

Holiday Inn East Baton Rouge - 10455 Rieger Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70809. I-10 at Siegen Lane.  (504) 293-6880, (800) HOLIDAY.

Holiday Inn Express - 131 Lobdell Hwy., Port Allen, LA 70767    (504) 343-4821, (800) HOLIDAY.

Holiday Inn South Baton Rouge - 9940 Airline Hwy., Baton Rouge, LA 70816   (504) 924-7021.

Howard Johnson Plaza Suite Hotel - 2045 N. Third St., Baton Rouge, LA 70802  (800) 487-8157, (504) 344-6000.

La Quinta Inn - 2333 S. Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge, LA 70808   (504) 924-9600, (800) 531-5900.

Newcourt Inn - I-10 & LA 415, Exit 151, Port Allen, LA 70767   (504) 381-9134, (800) 826-3375.

Quality Inn I-12 at Sherwood Forest - 10920 Mead Frontage, Baton Rouge, LA 70816   (504) 293-9370, (800) 395-8847.

Radisson Suite Hotel - 4728 Constitution Ave. I-10 at College Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808  (504) 925-2244.

Shoney's Inn Baton Rouge - 9919 Gwendale Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70816. I-12 and Airline Hwy., Exit 2B  (504) 925-8399, (800) 222-2222.

Wilson Inn - 3045 Valley Creek Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70808   (504) 923-3377, (800) 945-7667.

Don's Seafood & Steak House - 6823 Airline Hwy., Baton Rouge, LA, 70805-4795. Cajun cuisine since 1934. (504) 357-0601.

Drusilla Seafood Restaurant - 3482 Drusilla Lane, Suite D, Baton Rouge, LA 70809   (504) 923-0896, (504) 927-8844.

Mamacita's Restaurant and Cantina - 7524 Bluebonnet Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70810  Mexican fare   (504) 769-3850.

Mulate's, The World's Most Famous Cajun Restaurant - 8322 Bluebonnet Rd., Baton Rouge, LA 70810   Authentic Cajun cuisine and live traditional Cajun music nightly. (504) 767-4794, (800) 854-9149.

Ralph & Kacoo's - Baton Rouge, LA. Specializing in fresh Gulf seafood, prepared Cajun style  Sunday jazz brunch.  (504) 356-2361  (504) 766-2113.

Knight's RV Park - 14740 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70819-3232. I-12, Exit 7.  Quiet wooded area, blacktop road, cement pads, laundry, phone, full hook-ups.   Family owned/operated. (504) 275-0679.

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport - 9430 Jackie Cochran Dr, Terminal Bldg., Suite 212, Baton Rouge, LA 70807   On-site covered parking, car rentals, lounge & restaurants, gift shop. (504) 355-0333, (504) 357-4165.irds, fishing, crabbing. (504) 568-5885.

Baton Rouge KOA Campground - 7628 Vincent Rd., Denham Springs, LA 70726. 7 miles east of Baton Rouge.   (504) 664-7281.

West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission - 11757 Ferdinand St., P.O. Box 1548, St. Francisville, LA 70775. Home of Louisiana's most gracious Bed & Breakfasts, flora & fauna of the Tunica Hills, grand antebellum homes. Treasure awaiting your discovery: West Feliciana Parish. (504) 635-6330.

B+B Green Springs Plantation Bed & Breakfast - 7463 Tunica Trace (Hwy 66), St. Francisville, LA 70775. Spacious bedrooms, private baths, plantation breakfast. Quiet setting of gardens, wildlife, birds. (504) 635-4232, (800) 457-4978.

B+B Hemingbough - P.O. Box 1640, St. Francisville, LA 70775. Beautiful guest rooms overlooking 38-acre lake. Four poster rice beds. Continental breakfast. Hemstead Hall seats 350. 622-seat Greek Revival Amphitheater. One mile south of St. Francisville. (504) 635-6617.  Here's what they say " Hemingbough cannot be found in any dictionary, because as a word, it is undefinable.  As a place it is the essence of spiritual purity and tranquility serving all people as a reaffirmation of the beauty of nature and the peace within."

B+B St. Francisville Inn - 5720 N. Commerce St., St. Francisville, LA 70775. We are an 1880s Victorian Gothic home with a full restaurant, coffee house. (504) 635-6502 or (800) 488-6502.

The Myrtles Plantation - 7747 Hwy. 61, St. Francisville, LA 70775. Full service restaurant.  Historical tours daily. Mystery tours. (504) 635-6277.

Ascension Parish Tourist Commission - 6470 Hwy. 22, Suite A, Sorrento, LA 70778. An authentic 1830 Acadian cottage houses our Visitors Center, where you can receive information on our antebellum plantations, Cajun restaurants, lodgings, and more. (504) 675-6550.

East Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission - 3406 College, Jackson, LA 70748. Rolling hills, quaint bed & breakfasts, historic homes, Civil War battlefield park, regional museum, National Landmark courthouse, interesting gift shops, located in English Louisiana's Plantation Country. (504) 634-7155.

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