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Louisiana Tourist Attractions
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Louisiana Tourist Attractions
Tourist attractions in Louisiana - Theme Parks, Tours, Museums, National Parks, Historic Sites & More!
Below is a list of attractions in Louisiana to help you plan a Louisiana Vacation! Find detailed information on the Louisiana tourist attraction entries by clicking on their links. Narrow your search by selecting from a specific Louisiana attraction category on the left hand menu.
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You can use WeGoPlaces.com to plan your Louisiana vacation itinerary! To begin, select from our list of Louisiana tourist attractions, activities, accommodations, events, restaurants or Louisiana vacation & visitor information entries. Click the "Add" button to add individual entries to your online Louisiana vacation itinerary.
Explore All Of Louisiana's Regions
You can find Louisiana tourist attractions and activities in all of Louisiana's regions: Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Bossier City, Lafayette, Metairie, New Orleans, Shreveport, Slidell and Other.
Featured Louisiana Tourist Attractions and Activities
Please visit our Louisiana featured listings - Daughtry at Centurytel Center, Daughtry at Cajundome, Playhouse Disney Live! On Tour at Cajundome, Trans-Siberian Orchestra at Centurytel Center, New Orleans Saints at Louisiana Superdome, Gary Allan at Coushatta Casino Pavilion and Monster Jam at Louisiana Superdome.
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Cane River Creole National Historical Park
National Historical Park
Category: Natchez National Park in Louisiana
Description of this Louisiana Attraction: Cane River Creole National Historical Park is located within the Cane River National Heritage Area in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. The park includes 44.16 acres of Oakland Plantation and 18.75 acres of Magnolia Plantation. The two park sites include a total of 67 historic structures remnant from 200 years of plantation life. Due to the preservation and restoration work in progress on these buildings and the grounds, limited services are available to the public. There is much work to be accomplished, and actually seeing the work in progress is an incredible opportunity that all are welcome to experience. Formal tours of Oakland Plantation are provided free of charge each day at 1:00 p.m. Self-guided tour maps are available at the Main House. Visitors are welcome to strol the grounds every day from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., on this self-guided visit. Our small, but dedicated staff will assist you if you have questions. Just look for the National Park Service uniform or nametag.
The Cane River National Heritage Area extends westward from Interstate 49 to the Red River and includes everything in between. The Heritage Area's north/south boundaries are marked by the City of Natchitoches on the north side and Monette's Ferry to the south. Some of the sites in the heritage area include the Kate Chopin House and the state commemorative areas of Los Adaes, Fort Jesup, and Fort St. Jean Baptiste. Total acreage for the Heritage is approximatly 116,000 acres. The congressionally designated heritage area also includes the Natchitoches National Historic Landmark District, six other National Historic Landmarks, and the National Historical Park.
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Cane River National Heritage Area
National Park
Category: Natchitoches National Park in Louisiana
Description of this Louisiana Attraction: Cane River National Heritage Area in northwestern Louisiana is a largely rural, agricultural landscape known for its historic plantations, its distinctive Creole architecture, and its multi-cultural legacy. Historically this region lay at the intersection of French and Spanish realms in the New World. It is a place where many cultures came together to create a way of life dependent on the land, the river, and each other. Today it is home to a unique blend of cultures, including French, Spanish, African, American Indian, and Creole.
The central corridor of the heritage area begins just south of Natchitoches, the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase, and extends along both sides of Cane River Lake for approximately 35 miles. The heritage area includes Cane River Creole National Historical Park, seven National Historic Landmarks, three State Historic Sites, and many other historic plantations, homes, and churches. While much of the roughly 116,000-acre heritage area is privately owned, many sites are open to the public.
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Chretien Point Plantation
1831 Cotton Plantation 15 miles north of Lafayette, LA
Category: Sunset Historic Site near Lafayette, Louisiana
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Description of this Lafayette area Attraction: Hypolite Chretien, who was Canadian, and Felecite Neda, who was Spanish, built beautiful Chretien Point Plantation between 1831 and 1835. The couple had been married in 1818. The mansion was the center of a thriving 3,000-acre cotton plantation located along Bayou Bourbeau.
The interior of the house was designed in a manner where all of the main rooms open onto the upper and lower galleries (porches), allowing cool breezes to enter these rooms during Southern Louisiana’s tropical summers.
“The War Between the States” brought hard times to Chretien Point. “The Battle of Buzzard’s Prairie” was fought on the front lawn. A Union cannonball destroyed the upper most section of the western most column of the house and there is still a bullet hole on one of the front doors.
It is said that Chretien Point’s ramp knee staircase and fan light windows were copied by Hollywood for Tara in the movie Gone With The Wind.
Visitors have reported seeing several different ghosts. Ghosts such as the robber shot on the stairs, both Union and Confederate soldiers, and a young female cousin who drowned in the bayou, are those that have been seen on the grounds or in the house.
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