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Baton Rouge, main attractions
Rural Life Museums and Windrush GardensThe Louisiana State University Operates the Rural Life Museum and Windrush Gardens, that is located on the Burden Research plantation. A broad accumulation of instruments highlights the museum. With household goods, farming and mechanism equipment and other ancient treasures that portray Louisiana as it is in the 19 th century. Telephone: (225) 765 2437 Old State CapitolThe Old State Capitol serves as the center for political and bureaucratic history today. "The ugliest thing on Mississippi," as quoted by Mark Twain; this ancient structure is still very useful today. Louisiana Legislature based in this very same building after it was built in 1849 not so long as in 1862 Baton Rouge City was apprehended by the Union forces. In 1882, the dignitary came back to its home building, the Old State Capitol, and based there till 1932 when the modern capitol was finished. Telephone: (225) 342 0500 Nautical CenterThe World War II's Fletcher Class Destroyer, USS Kidd, which height reaches 369ft or 112m brandish the Nautical Center of Baton Rouge City. The ship allows overnight camping ordeal. There are also displays of a broad collections of World WarII memorabilias, such as those fighter planes used during the known war. Telephone: (225) 342 1942 San Francisco PlantationEdmund Bozonier Marmillion built the apertured house or sometimes called, 'great house' in1856 which he called the Creole open-suite style. This is now known as the San Francisco Plantation House. Telephone: (985) 535 2341, or (888) 322 1756 (toll free) |
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