12 Top Rated Louisiana Tourist Destinations

We are so lucky to be in a state that folks travel to for food, art, music, festivals, and events. Yay Louisiana! As we are heading in to Spring Break and summer vacations, our friends at Planet Ware have put together a list of the top tourist destinations in Louisiana.

I have my own favorites, but some of theirs are listed below. You can pass this along to all of your friends who are planning to travel to our beautiful state in the near future.

French Quarter - New Orleans

Mardi Gras - everywhere!

Melrose Plantation - Natchitoches

RW Norton Art Gallery - Shreveport / Bossier City

Old State Capitol - Baton Rouge

Laura Plantation - Vacherie

Vermilionville - Lafayette

Sci-Port Discovery Center - Shreveport

USS Kidd and Veterans Memorial - Baton Rouge

Rosedown Plantation and Garden - St Francisville

St Martin de Tours Catholic Church - St Martinville

DeQuincy Railroad Museum - DeQuincy

And I'm going to throw in a few of my favorites as well:

Oak Alley Plantation - Vacherie

The Garden District - New Orleans

Myrtles Plantation - St Francisville

Atchafalaya Basin