Museums in Lafitte Louisiana

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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.

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Military History Lives on Louisiana Battleship

The USS Kidd was named for Medal of Honor recipient Isaac C. Kidd Sr., who was killed aboard his flagship USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

Madame John's Legacy

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The Story of Leprosy and the National Hansen's Disease Museum

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Baton Rouge History on Display

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The Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum

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1850 House

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Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site

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E.D. White Historic Site

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The Cabildo

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Grambling University, Eddie G. Robinson Museum

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The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint

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Lafittes Barataria Museum and Wetland Trace

City: Lafitte

4917 City Park Dr., Lafitte Lafitte, LA 70067

Website 504-689-7888

Discover the 200-year-old history of the town of Jean Lafitte at Lafitte's Barataria Museum and Wetland Trace. Begin your journey with a theatre presentation that tells the story of the people wh...

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The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans

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A visitor takes in the sights at the Abita Mystery House.

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Louis Armstrong Cornet ©New Orleans Jazz Museum

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Explore the culinary history of Louisiana and the South at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans

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The Lincoln Parish Museum ©The Lincoln Parish Museum.org

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Acadian Cultural Center Exhibit

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Eddie G. Robinson Museum, Grambling ©Eddie G. Robinson Museum

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E. D. White Historic Site in Thibodaux

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Visit the Abita Mystery House to see strange collections, inventions and odd memorabilia.

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Madame John's Legacy is located on Dumaine Street in the French Quarter.

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North Louisiana Military Museum LA National Guard ©Louisiana Travel Staff

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Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum in Natchitoches, Louisiana

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Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum

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The National WWII Museum's Freedom Pavilion at dusk, located in New Orleans. ©National WWII Museum

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Get up close to the incredible costumes at the Mardi Gras Museum Imperial Calcasieu in Lake Charles.

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Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana

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The Hermione Museum in Tallulah is a feature on the African American Heritage Trail.

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Visit the Arna Bontemps Museum in Louisiana to see where one of Louisiana's most prolific African-American writers lived for a time.

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Civil War submarine exhibit at Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge.

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Jackson Heritage Museum in Jonesboro, Louisiana, showcases the history of rural Jackson Parish.

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Nottoway Plantation

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Chennault Aviation Museum in Monroe Louisiana

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Visit the USS Kidd Veterans Museum in Baton Rouge.

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1850 House in New Orleans French Quarter

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Eddie G. Robinson Museum commemorates all coach Robinson contributed to the sport of football.

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Discover the solar system at Louisiana Art and Science Museum in Baton Rouge.

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The Cabildo on Jackson Square in New Orleans' French Quarter

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Explore the beautiful art at the Shreveport Multicultural Center of the South.

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Center for Traditional Louisiana Boat Building in Thibodaux showcases traditional Cajun boats.

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Visit the Southern University Museum of Art in Baton Rouge for a look into African-American history.

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Visit the Biedenharn Coke Museum in Monroe, Louisiana

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Louisiana State Cotton Museum

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Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans.

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River Road African American Museum

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Visit the Hermione Museum in Tallulah, outside of Monroe, to learn about C.J. Walker, America's first African-American millionaire.

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Grab a cold Coca-Cola from the soda jerk at the Beidenharn Museum and Gardens.

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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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