Louisiana Old State Capitol
Explore the former capitol through its current museum and visitor information. Check available exhibitions, admission arrangements and any separate presentation before planning your visit.
Plan this visit ↗Capital & Northshore / Find your place
Baton Rouge
Capital history · Louisiana collections · River-city art
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A place worth knowing
Make room for Baton Rouge.
Make room for a Baton Rouge day shaped by history or art. Choose an exhibition that interests your group, then leave time for food and the distance between downtown and campus. A building’s landmark status does not determine its visitor schedule.
A few good ways to begin.
Choose a stop, then leave room for the unexpected.
Capitol Park Museum
Spend time with Louisiana history and cultural collections. Use the museum’s current visitor guidance for hours and exhibits; this is a museum distinct from the working State Capitol.
Plan this visit ↗LSU Museum of Art
Choose a current art exhibition at the museum in the Shaw Center for the Arts. Check visitor hours and event changes; the downtown museum is separate from LSU’s main campus.
Plan this visit ↗Eat & drink
Choose a food stop around Baton Rouge using current visitor information. Some directories cover the wider parish or region; confirm the address, menus, opening days and reservations directly.
Explore local dining ↗Stay awhile.
Choose a base for your days around Baton Rouge. Compare dates, location and the operator’s booking terms.
Local places to stay ↗A little farther along.
Your next good stop.
Find a business. Put yours on the map.
Browse published places around Baton Rouge. Business details are supplied by their owners.
Photo credits & visitor sources
Real Louisiana photographs. Photo dates vary; images illustrate places, not current weather or operating conditions.
- Downtown Baton Rouge LA 2021-7.png — TheLionHasSeen. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- St. Francisville, Louisiana (2009).jpg — Ken Lund. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
- Downtown Covington Louisiana June 2013 - Boston Street.jpg — Saint Tammany. CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; displayed crops may vary.
Independent visitor sources; inclusion is not a paid placement or an endorsement by the source.
Parish outlines: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb, Louisiana FIPS 22, all 64 parishes. Simplified for display. Town markers show approximate centers, not attraction entrances or driving routes. These six WTDO areas are editorial discovery groupings, not Louisiana’s official tourism regions. Featured places are starting points, not an exhaustive inventory.