For even more animal viewing, head to the 9,500-square-foot exhibit building, which is filled with live animal displays, photos and other artifacts related to the center's flora and fauna, such as feathers, pelts and skulls. Among the wildlife that call the area home are hundreds of bird species, snakes, turtles, racoons, opossums and more. Many were impressed with the period artifacts on display and applauded the knowledgeable, friendly staff.Ĭalling all nature lovers! While in Baton Rouge, you may want to plan a trip to the Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center, a 103-acre facility that boasts more than a mile of gravel paths and boardwalks that connect a variety of habitats, including a cypress-tupelo swamp, beech-magnolia and hardwood forests. Recent visitors offered high praise for the LSU Rural Life Museum and recommended budgeting plenty of time to explore all the buildings. The Windrush Gardens, which feature live oaks, colorful crepe myrtles, azaleas and camellias, are also located on-site. There are also slave cabins on-site that allow visitors to see the conditions of an enslaved person working on a plantation. Other buildings include a blacksmith's shop, a sugar house and a grist mill, among other structures. Highlighting the working classes of the 18th and 19th centuries, the site features an exhibit barn that displays hundreds of artifacts representing everyday rural life up to the early 20th century. Boasting the largest collection of material from 19th-century Louisiana, the museum comprises more than 30 historic buildings and a 25-acre landscaped garden. History buffs won't want to skip a visit to the LSU Rural Life Museum. Along with the impressive architecture and design, reviewers were also complimentary of the entertaining information guides provided about the Louisiana governors that occupied the home. Past visitors called the mansion a "must-see" while in Baton Rouge. Highlights include a curving marble staircase, black-and-white checked marble floors, west wing offices and east wing guest bedrooms.
You'll see more similarities between the two structures during a tour of the interior. Indeed, the mansion does have a similar look in part thanks to four large, 30-foot Corinthian columns that support an intricately carved pediment. Though the historical record is disputed, some believe that Governor Huey Long wanted the residence built to resemble the White House so that when he became president he would be familiar with the White House (unfortunately, the governor's mansion was the closest Long got to the White House). Between 19, this Georgian mansion served as the official residence to nine Louisiana governors and their families.
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