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 .