Tours
IconicTabasco Factory Tour and Avery Island
Under $25Self-guided factory tour, museum and gardens at the McIlhenny Company's Tabasco pepper sauce home on Avery Island.
Avery Island, LA
Area guide · Louisiana, USA
Things to do in Baton Rouge and Cajun Country
Louisiana's capital city and the Cajun bayou towns nearby
- Tours
- Museums
- Attractions
- Eat & Drink
- Nearest airport: LFT, about 21 miles
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Three to see first in Baton Rouge and Cajun Country
Tours
Local GemMcGee's Swamp Tours
$25–$50Guided swamp boat and airboat tours through the Atchafalaya Basin near Lafayette, Louisiana.
Breaux Bridge, LA
Museums
History BuffLouisiana's Old State Capitol
FreeGothic Revival former statehouse in Baton Rouge, now a free museum on Louisiana political history.
Baton Rouge, LA
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Tours
IconicTabasco Factory Tour and Avery Island
Under $25Self-guided factory tour, museum and gardens at the McIlhenny Company's Tabasco pepper sauce home on Avery Island.
Tours
Local GemMcGee's Swamp Tours
$25–$50Guided swamp boat and airboat tours through the Atchafalaya Basin near Lafayette, Louisiana.
Museums
History BuffWest Baton Rouge Museum
Under $25A history museum and historic-building campus preserving West Baton Rouge Parish's sugar and Creole heritage.
Attractions
Quirky Fun13th Gate Escape
$25–$50Escape room venue in downtown Baton Rouge with themed puzzle games for groups of four to ten.
Museums
History BuffLouisiana's Old State Capitol
FreeGothic Revival former statehouse in Baton Rouge, now a free museum on Louisiana political history.
Tours
Local GemCajun Country Swamp Tours
$25–$50Guided 90-minute boat tours through the Cypress-Tupelo swamp and bird habitat of Lake Martin, Louisiana.
Eat & Drink
Local GemCrawfish Town USA
$25–$50Cajun seafood restaurant and market near Breaux Bridge known for boiled crawfish in a historic barn.
Sightseeing
Local GemLafayette
FreeOfficial visitor bureau for Lafayette, Louisiana, the heart of Cajun and Creole Country.
Sightseeing
FreeLouisiana State Capitol Welcome Center
FreeThe state's official welcome center at the Louisiana Capitol in Baton Rouge, with free maps and travel guides.
Attractions
Family FavoriteMagnolia Wilds
Under $25A family run wildlife safari park in Louisiana with wagon rides, ziplines and animal encounters.
Sightseeing
Local GemWest Baton Rouge Tourist Information Center
FreeState-certified visitor center off I-10 offering travel info, maps and a resident alligator mascot.
Museums
Local GemAcadiana Center for the Arts
FreeDowntown Lafayette arts center with museum-quality galleries and the James Devin Moncus Theater.
Attractions
History BuffHoumas House Estate and Gardens
$25–$50Antebellum Louisiana mansion and gardens on the Mississippi River with guided house tours, dining and cottage stays.
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About Baton Rouge and Cajun Country
This area spans Louisiana's capital region around Baton Rouge and the Acadiana towns to its west, including Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Henderson, and Avery Island. In Baton Rouge and neighboring Port Allen, venues include the Louisiana Old State Capitol, the West Baton Rouge Museum, and the 13th Gate Escape rooms. To the west, Avery Island's Tabasco factory tour and Jungle Gardens sit near Breaux Bridge and Henderson, where operators such as Cajun Country Swamp Tours and McGee's Swamp Tours run boat trips into the Atchafalaya Basin. Lafayette, the hub of Acadiana, anchors the western half of the cluster.