Louisiana Travel

Our family spent Christmas 2019 in Louisiana and loved every minute! You can read all about our adventures in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Below are links to all of our favorite places we discovered during our visit.

New Orleans

Where to go: 

• New Orleans School of Cooking
• Sightseeing New Orleans Hop-On-Hop-Off Bus 
• Mardi Gras World 
• National World War II Museum
• Southern Food and Beverage Museum 
• Urban Adventure Quest 
• French Market (free!)
• Bourbon Street (free!)
• Aunt Sally's Creole Pralines (free!)
• Armstrong Park (free!)
• NOLA ChristmasFest (seasonal)
• Jean Lafitte National Historical Park - Barataria Preserve (free!) 
• Oak Alley Plantation 

Where to eat:

• Creole House
• Trenasse 
• Cochon Butcher 
• Cafe du Monde
• Mannings 
• Belle's Diner 
• Toups South 

Baton Rouge

Where to go: 

• Louisiana State Capitol (free!)
• Louisiana Capitol Park Museum
• Red Stick Farmers Market (free!)
• Old Capitol (free!)
• Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center
• Rural Life Museum 
• Baton Rouge Zoo 
• Baton Rouge City Tour - Red Stick Adventures   

Where to eat:

• Tsunami
• Capital City Grill
• Poor Boy Lloyd's (for dessert)
• Stroubes

Where to stay: 

• Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center 

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Read about our virtual journey to the Pelican State through Little Passports, then celebrate the Pelican State with a craft inspired by Louisiana. Click the link below the photo to go to the tutorial!

    

* Craft Stick Alligator * Paper Plate Tree Frog (state amphibian) * King Cake Necklace *

    

 * Mini Mardi Gras Float * Cardboard Tube Honey Bee (state insect) * Alligator Draw-Along (state reptile) *

    

 * Paper Plate King Cake * Cereal Box Black Bear (state mammal) * Cereal Box Zinnias *

    

* Mardi Gras Name Art * Mardi Gras Cereal Treat * Milk (state beverage) *

* The Colors of Louisiana *