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Focusing on the history of African-Americans along the Mississippi River, this museum features exhibits about jazz, foods, inventors, artists and more. Guided tours are available.
Address: 406 Charles Street Donaldsonville LA USA 70346
 1 225 474-5553
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Located in the heart of Jackson's historic district, this museum houses Civil War and military artefacts, antique cars, planes, carriages, ship models and musical instruments.
Address: . Jackson LA USA
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Located in the restored Old City Hall building, the Iberville Museum houses a collection of artefacts and photographs from life in Iberville Parish around the early 1900s.
Address: 57735 Main Street Plaquemine LA USA 70764
1 225 687-7197
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The Shaw Center for the Arts accentuates the importance of the visual and performing arts in the Baton Rouge community. This 125,000 square-foot facility is home to an art museum, theater, classrooms, studios, coffee shops and a roof top restaurant.
Address: 100 Lafayette Street Baton Rouge LA USA 70801
1 225 346-5001
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A collection of nine historic properties in Natchitoches, Thibodaux, Patterson, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, the Louisiana State Museum exhibits numerous exhibits that reflect the events and culture of Louisiana. The properties include The Cabildo, The Presbytere, The Arsenal, the Old US Mint, madame John's Legacy, 1850 House, Louisiana State Museum - Patterson, Old Courthouse Museum Natchitoches and E.D. White Historic Site.
Address: . . Louisiana USA
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Admission is free. Museum hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Sunday, noon - 4 p.m.; Open Mondays for special tours
Address: 100 North Blvd. Baton Rouge LA USA 70801
Send an Email (2) 1 225 342-0500
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Admission is free. Museum hours: Tuesday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Address: Adjacent to the State Capitol Baton Rouge LA USA
Send an Email 1 225 342-0401
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Rural Life Museum - Louisiana State University
Located on the Burden Research Plantation, land owned by the Louisiana State University. This museum highlights the lives of pre-industrial Louisianians with tools, utensils, furniture, and farming equipment. It also points out the different cultures which settled in Louisiana and had an influence on Louisianian culture.
Address: P.O. Box 80498 Baton Rouge LA 70898
1 225 765-2437
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Celebrating Louisiana State University's athletic achievements, the Andonie Museum features a collection of memorabilia, scrapbooks and famous jerseys. The museum is open Monday through Saturday.
Address: 3828 West Lakeshore Drive Baton Rouge LA USA 70808
Send an Email 1 225 578-3828
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This museum explores the struggles of early settlers in the Gonzales area and features pictures, furniture, clothing and more.
Address: 317 W. Main St. Gonzales LA USA 70737
Send an Email 1 225 647-9552
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Visitors have the opportunity to see a French Creole home from the 1830s, a variety of historical Louisiana artefacts, an old plantation cabin and a 22-foot sugar mill model.
Address: 845 N. Jefferson Ave. Port Allen LA USA 70767
1 225 336-2422
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Open Monday through Friday, the Louisiana State Penitentiary Museum features historic newspaper clippings, artefacts and an old jail cell.
Address: Hwy. 66 Angola LA USA 70712
1 225 655-2592
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Built in the 1800's, this plantation is an example of boisillage construction from France and the West Indies. Featuring a plantation house, an outdoor kitchen, an overseers house, herb and crop gardens, and a carriage house, Magnolia Mound is an ideal place to learn about Creole culture. The plantation is located between downtown and LSU Campus in Baton Rouge.
Address: 2161 Nicholson Drive Baton Rouge LA USA 70802
Send an Email (4) 1 504 343-4955
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Open Tuesday through Saturday, this museum promotes the understanding, identification and treatment of leprosy.
Address: 5445 Point Clair Road Carville LA USA
1 225 642-1950
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Located in downtown Baton Rouge, this veterans memorial and museum features a World War II destroyer ship, as well as ship models, artefacts and a gift shop.
Address: 305 S. River Rd. Baton Rouge LA USA 70802
1 225 342-1942
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Tezcuco Plantation Home
Guides dressed in period costumes will lead you around this antebellum, pre-war mansion. It is raised on pillars to protect from the flooding of the Mississippi. There is a chapel, museum, carriage house, and full-sized doll house on the grounds.
Address: 3138 Highway 44 Darrow LA 70725
Send an Email (5) 1 225 562-3929
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The Old Governor's Mansion was built in 1930 as Louisiana's White House. Today the mansion houses a museum and acts as the headquarters for the Foundation for Historical Louisiana. The museum features furnishings and artifacts from nine Louisiana Governors, a grand ballroom, French wallpaper, crystal chandeliers and a marble staircase. Tours are offered Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The mansion is also available for special events.
Address: 502 North Boulevard Baton Rouge LA USA 70821-0908
Send an Email (4) 1 225 387-2464
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Visitors of this museum in Baton Rouge have the opportunity to tour a life-size Victorian doll house and browse a collection of antique dolls. All proceeds from the Enchanted Mansion Doll Museum are donated towards programs to help the disabled.
Address: 190 Lee Drive Baton Rouge LA USA 70808
1 225 769-0005
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