BATON ROUGE, LA( Continued)
Baton Rouge City Experience
Begin your excursion at the Capitol Park Museum. Learn about the many diverse aspects of Louisiana, from Louis Armstrong to Mardi Gras. Continue to view the impressive Governor’ s Hall and the New State Capitol. Admire the Old Louisiana State Capitol, also known as the State House. Finally, enjoy views of Magnolia Mound, a French Creole plantation house built in 1791 and a rare example of the architecture influenced by early settlers from France and the West Indies.
Louisiana Art & Science Museum
Baton Rouge station is a historic train station located at 100 South River Road in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The building now houses the Louisiana Art and Science Museum. The two-story main block and the two one-story wings in Classical Revival style stand directly across the Old State Capitol building. Offers educational entertainment for visitors of all ages.
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Featured are:
« Fine art exhibitions of internationally renowned artists.
« State-of-the-art Pennington Planetarium.
« Ancient Egypt Gallery houses ancient artifacts and a Ptolemaic-era mummy that rests in a re-created rock-cut tomb.