Things to see in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge is a city in United States of America, with an urban population of about 422 thousand. Below are 13 notable places within about 7 km of the centre, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
1Horace Wilkinson Bridge Landmark
The Horace Wilkinson Bridge (locally known as the New Bridge) is a cantilever bridge carrying Interstate 10 in Louisiana across the Mississippi River from Port Allen in West Baton Rouge Parish to Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish.
2USS Kidd Museum
USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
3CSS Arkansas History
CSS Arkansas was the lead ship of her class of two casemate ironclads built for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War. Completed in 1862, she saw combat in the Western Theater when she steamed through a United States Navy fleet at Vicksburg in July.
4St. Joseph Cathedral Place of worship
St. Joseph Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
5Baton Rouge National Cemetery History
Baton Rouge National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in East Baton Rouge Parish, in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
6Magnolia Cemetery History
Magnolia Cemetery is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) cemetery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
7Spanish Town Neighbourhood
Spanish Town is a historic district anchored by Spanish Town Road in Baton Rouge, the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
8Louisiana State Museum – Baton Rouge Museum
The Capitol Park Museum is a branch of the Louisiana State Museum located at 660 N. 4th Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
9Shaw Center for the Arts Art
The Shaw Center for the Arts is a 125,000 square foot (12,000 m²) performing art venue, fine arts museum, and education center located at 100 Lafayette Street in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
10Raising Cane's River Center Arts & culture
Raising Cane's River Center is an entertainment complex in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Opened in 1977, the complex includes: an arena, ballroom, exhibition center, theatre and library.
11Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot Art
Baton Rouge station is a historic train station located at 100 South River Road in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It was built for the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad which got absorbed by the Illinois Central Railroad.
12The Good Darky History
The Good Darky (also called Uncle Jack) is a controversial 1927 American statue of a generic, unnamed, elderly African American man.
13LSU Campus Mounds History
The LSU Campus Mounds or LSU Indian Mounds are two Native American mounds of the Archaic Period, on the campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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