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Attractions

Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo -
Located in Monroe, La. the Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo provides a wild world of excitement, entertainment, family fun and educational programs for people of all ages. There are over 80 acres of scenic beauty where one can watch the peacocks show their colors, listen for the cry of the guinea fowl and watch the ring-tail lemurs bask open-armed toward the sun.

Caddo-Pine Island Oil Museum - The Caddo-Pine Island Oil and Historical Museum is dedicated to the history and preservation of northwest Louisiana's natural resources, especially its rich oil history, mystical Caddo Lake of Louisiana and Texas, and the peoples that settled this region.

Louisiana State Exhibit Museum - The museum presents historical exhibitions and public programs of interest to people of all ages and ethnicity. Its murals and exhibits are designed to be of interest to the entire family, as they provide visitors with an excellent understanding of Louisiana's great natural resources, agriculture, industry and history.


Northeast Louisiana Children's Museum - The Children's Museum...Where learning is fun! This is a place where adults and children can learn hand-on and grow together through interactive exhibits.

American Rose Center Gardens - Imagine the fragrant aroma and beautiful sight of 22,000 rosebushes in full bloom! A visit to The Gardens of the American Rose Center will make this vision a reality!

Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park - Located 3 miles west of Blanchard, the 160-acre nature park contains a pine-oak-history forest accessible by 5 miles of nature trails. The park has an interpretive building, a pavilion with restrooms, a handicapped-accessible trail and three full-time naturalist who provide information and interpretation to park visitors.

Water Town USA - Louisiana's premier water park. It's a beach within reach.