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1850 House - New Orleans, Louisiana - To illustrate the landmark's historical significance, the State Museum has re-created what one of the residences would have looked like during the Antebellum era when the Baroness Pontalba first opened her doors. Faithfully furnished with domestic goods, decorative arts and art of the period, the 1850 House depicts middle class family life during the most prosperous period in New Orleans' history.
Audubon State Historic Site - St. Francisville, Louisiana - State Historic site of Oakley House, a West Indies-style home which was a natural setting for John Audubon who painted 32 of his famous "Birds of America.". There is a formal garden, outbuildings, and a trail.
Cannes Brulee Native American Exhibit - Kenner, Louisiana - featuring their cultural heritage through folk traditions, rituals, and domestic and occupational crafts. You can see and talk to Native Americans from Louisiana and the Gulf South as they construct traditional structures or demonstrate a wide variety of crafts including basket making, wood carving, beading, dancing and more.
Centenary State Historic Site - Jackson, Louisiana - You can tour the campus of the oldest college in Louisiana. Explore the 1837 barracks style dorm and a Civil War cemetery.
Degas House (circa 1852) - New Orleans, Louisiana - America's Premier Art Bed & Breakfast. Event facilities and tours. The only home or studio of the French Impressionist Master open to the public in the World.
Destrehan Plantation - Destrehan, Louisiana - The oldest documented plantation house in the lower Mississippi Valley. Offers tours, private events, gift shop, and history information.
Fort Jackson National Historical Monument - Buras, Louisiana - Fort Jackson is situated 32 nautical miles from the Gulf of Mexico, 22 miles from the lighthouse at the head of the passes, and 65 miles in a southeasterly direction from New Orleans.
Fort Pike National Historical Monument - New Orleans, Louisiana - Begun in 1819 and completed in 1826, Fort Pike was named for the explorer and soldier General Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779-1813) whose name is also attached to Pike's Peak in the Rocky Mountains. Fort Pike is the first of the Third System fortifications, a group of brick and masonry structures built between 1816 and 1867. The fort was designed to withstand attack from land or sea.
Gallier Historic House - New Orleans, Louisiana - In 1857, esteemed New Orleans architect, James Gallier, Jr., put his considerable talent to work designing a residence of his own. Experience this wonderfully furnished home with its detailed garden, elegant carriageway, and restored slave quarters.
Grevenberg House - Franklin, Louisiana - In 1972, the Grevemberg House Museum held official opening ceremonies. The initial goal of saving the house was accomplished, and in 1980, the Grevemberg House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Hermann-Grima House - New Orleans, Louisiana - Prior to the Civil War, prosperous Creole families enjoyed an elegant lifestyle in the Vieux Carré. Walk through this meticulously restored residence and experience the Golden Age of New Orleans.
Historic House Museums in Louisiana - Hurricane Katrina hit one of the most historic areas in our country, and damaged countless historic homes. The Foundation for Historical Louisiana has set up a restricted fund where monies will be earmarked for the physical restoration and preservation needed on scores of treasured homes, historic neighborhoods, and landmarks.
Historic Natchitoches - Natchitoches, Louisiana - That quaint and perky town in the movie Steel Magnolias is real! Experience the charm of the original French colony in Louisiana, established 1714 and well known as the film site of "Steel Magnolias". Discover our Landmark Historic District with shopping, dining, and attractions plus historic fort sites, museums, and year around cultural events and festivals. Natchitoches is also recognized as the Bed & Breakfast Capital of Louisiana and home to the Cane River Creole National Historical Park at Oakland & Magnolia Plantations. The National Trust named our town one of the 2005 "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" for Historic Preservation.
Kent Plantation House, ca. 1796 - Alexandria, Louisiana - Historic plantation house with French and Spanish colonial history in Alexandria Louisiana, for tourists and locals.
Locust Grove State Historic Site - St. Francisville, Louisiana - One acre cemetery containing graves of General Eleazer Ripley, from the war of 1812 and of Sarah Knox Taylor - the wife of Jefferson Davis.
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