Local Guide

Baton Rouge - the state's capital - is the center of Louisiana 's cultural excitement. With plantation homes, historic governmental buildings, swamp tours, gardens, museums, wildlife centers, an arts and science facility housing a state-of-the-art planetarium, golf courses and parks, Baton Rouge is a wonderful vacation spot. Baton Rouge's rich cultural tradition is experienced through unique attractions, heard in Zydeco, Blues and Cajun music, tasted in the Creole, African-American, French and Spanish inspired cuisine and celebrated at many historic festivals. Baton Rouge also rocks to the sounds of jazz, blues and rock at nightclubs and cafes around town. Try your luck at one of the casinos, or enjoy a relaxing day at one of the world-class spas and salons.

Baton Rouge is booming with theater, ballet, and performing arts, as well as a children's arts and science center, a planetarium, and tours of Louisiana 's Old State Capitol and Rural Life Museum Visit the beautiful plantation homes or step aboard the WWII destroyer USS Kidd. Enjoy the sights and sounds of the city's annual festivals, such as the Baton Rouge Blues Festival, Baton Rouge Earth Day, FestForAll, July 4th Star Spangled Celebration and Fireworks on the Mississippi, and Christmas on the River.

With its semi-tropical climate, Baton Rouge is the ideal destination to enjoy golf, tennis or outdoor sports and activities. Baton Rouge is home to several nationally ranked golf courses and the hottest collegiate sports in the South. Sports fans bring a roar to the stadiums of Louisiana State University , Home of the Fighting Tigers, and Southern University, Den of the Mighty Jaguars.