Places that are rich in history and creative talent—and are also preservation-minded—are bound to have many sites that display these attritubes for all to see. Louisiana is such a place. The state treasures its long history and values the ongoing artistic contributions of its many talented citizens. The result is an abundance of museums, galleries and historic structures that preserve and exhibit the state's most valued assets for anyone who chooses to see them.
The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans
A visitor takes in the sights at the Abita Mystery House.
Louis Armstrong Cornet ©New Orleans Jazz Museum
Explore the culinary history of Louisiana and the South at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans
The Lincoln Parish Museum ©The Lincoln Parish Museum.org
Acadian Cultural Center Exhibit
Eddie G. Robinson Museum, Grambling ©Eddie G. Robinson Museum
E. D. White Historic Site in Thibodaux
Visit the Abita Mystery House to see strange collections, inventions and odd memorabilia.
Madame John's Legacy is located on Dumaine Street in the French Quarter.
North Louisiana Military Museum LA National Guard ©Louisiana Travel Staff
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum in Natchitoches, Louisiana
Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum
The National WWII Museum's Freedom Pavilion at dusk, located in New Orleans. ©National WWII Museum
Get up close to the incredible costumes at the Mardi Gras Museum Imperial Calcasieu in Lake Charles.
Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana
The Hermione Museum in Tallulah is a feature on the African American Heritage Trail.
Visit the Arna Bontemps Museum in Louisiana to see where one of Louisiana's most prolific African-American writers lived for a time.
Civil War submarine exhibit at Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge.
Jackson Heritage Museum in Jonesboro, Louisiana, showcases the history of rural Jackson Parish.
Nottoway Plantation
Chennault Aviation Museum in Monroe Louisiana
Visit the USS Kidd Veterans Museum in Baton Rouge.
NorthLouisianaMilitaryMuseum ©Louisiana Travel Staff
1850 House in New Orleans French Quarter
NorthLouisianaMilitaryMuseum - Tank ©Louisiana Travel Staff
Eddie G. Robinson Museum commemorates all coach Robinson contributed to the sport of football.
Discover the solar system at Louisiana Art and Science Museum in Baton Rouge.
The Cabildo on Jackson Square in New Orleans' French Quarter
Explore the beautiful art at the Shreveport Multicultural Center of the South.
Center for Traditional Louisiana Boat Building in Thibodaux showcases traditional Cajun boats.
Visit the Southern University Museum of Art in Baton Rouge for a look into African-American history.
Visit the Biedenharn Coke Museum in Monroe, Louisiana
North Louisiana Military Museum Desert Storm Exhibits ©Louisiana Travel Staff
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Louisiana State Cotton Museum
Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans.
Saints Memorabilia ©Mark J. Sindler
River Road African American Museum
Visit the Hermione Museum in Tallulah, outside of Monroe, to learn about C.J. Walker, America's first African-American millionaire.
Grab a cold Coca-Cola from the soda jerk at the Beidenharn Museum and Gardens.
Get lost in the gems, sequins and feathers that make these Mardi Gras costumes so incredible at Mardi Gras Museum Imperial Calcasieu in Lake Charles.
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Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans's Absinthe Exhibit ©Stephen Binns