Tours to Louisiana

A visit to Tours to United States, and a tour to Louisiana, located in United States, North America, offers an informative insight into the state of Louisiana, located in United States, North America. Louisiana was purchased from the French in the year 1803 A.D. for the sake of securing the American mid western areas and crucial trade passages. Tours to United States, provides vital information that Louisiana, located in United States, North America, is home to many opportunities for the tourists to attempt their outdoor skills in the engagements of boating, hunting, fishing and angling as the state is endowed with a plethora of rich flora and fauna, located in United States, North America.
  

The state of Louisiana, located in United States, North America, comprises of a whole slew of national parks and wildlife refuges which are a treasure trove of animal and bird life seen in all its resplendence. Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge, Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge and Sabine National Wildlife Refuge are some of the wildlife centers, which are often visited, by nature lovers and others alike.

Then someof the common animals found in these National refuges are of the order of mallards, northern pintails, and wood ducks, coming under the category of waterfowl species. Then, other animals found in these areas include Louisiana Black bear, which happens to be a subspecies of the American Black Bear. Wadingbirds and neotropical songbirds too make the grade here.
Lousiana
LOCATION
Louisiana, a southern state of the US, is bordered by Texas in the west, Arkansas north, by Mississippi in the east, and Gulf of Mexico in the south. Among the states, Louisiana has a unique culture, owing to its French colonial heritage.

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN LOUISIANA:

The state is divided into five regions, each with their own unique culture and customs.

PLANTATION COUNTRY: Located in the southeastern part of the state, many of these plantations offer overnight stays. Each such home gives you a glimpse of life in the pre-Civil War period.
Also visit Louisiana's capital, Baton Rouge, with its 34-floor Art-Deco style Capitol building and the Old State Capitol, a 150-year-old gothic-style edifice, sitting on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River. In Baton Rouge, there are number of museums, casino gaming and entertainment venues for the entire family.

CROSSROADS: This region is right in the center of the state and gives visitors a taste of all things Louisiana. Follow the Red River that winds its way through town to reach the region's largest city, Alexandria. Relaxing hikes to the Dewey Wills Wildlife Management Area, Kincaid Lake Recreation Area and the Wild Azalea National Recreation Trail are recommended.

Visit the 800,000-acre Kisatchie National Forest for a date with bears, possums and deer. Take a canoe ride, like the Indians did in these parts over 200 years ago at Kisatchie Bayou. At Frogmore Plantation, attend the reenactment of a slave wedding.
If you travel El Camino Real, you'll wind up at the 185,000-acre Toledo Bend Reservoir, which is one of the best areas for fishing, hunting, canoeing and birding.
Don't miss the Hodges Gardens with its cascading waterfalls and magnificent multi-level gardens.

CAJUN COUNTRY: Stretching across the Gulf of Mexico and up into the south central Louisiana, is Cajun Country. Discover crawfish étouffée, dance to Zydeco music and learn a whole lot of new and interesting words. In Lafayette there are fascinating museums ----- Acadian Village, doctor's museum and Mississippi Mud Museum, where you can see a 400-year-old dugout canoe.
Take a swamp tour in the Atchafalaya Basin for snowy egrets, blue herons and moss-covered cypress trees. Nearby on Avery Island, tour the TABASCO® hot sauce factory, Jungle Gardens and Bird City. Jungle Gardens has over 1,000 varieties of camellias, and Bird City is one of the largest egret rookeries in the world. In late summer, the trees around the lake are white with egrets.
Visit Lake Charles for a day of sun, sand and surf fishing on the "Cajun Riviera." Top your visit to this beautiful country by seeing an alligator in the wild!

GREATER NEW ORLEANS: In the southeast corner of the state lies the Greater New Orleans region. The region draws heavily from its French and Spanish roots, No wonder that first-time visitors find it like European cities. The architecture of the city is amazing. Check out the mansions along St. Charles Avenue and Vieux Carre's Creole cottages, the gothic spires of St. Louis Cathedral and the marble tombs.
The region has a thriving arts community. Discover this in the galleries of the Warehouse district and the shops on Magazine Street. Visit the New Orleans Children's Museum and The New Orleans Art Museum, with its permanent collection of Fabergé eggs and The Botanical Gardens, filled with native plants and flowers.
Visit the Causeway Bridge, the longest expansion bridge in the world at 24 miles. It leads to the piney woods of the Northshore and the relaxing, artsy communities of Mandeville and Covington.

SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE: Northern Louisiana is heaven for birdwatchers, nature photographers and campers. Clear, sparkling lakes are abundant with bass and trout.
For those who love history, this is where Native Americans trapped deer and traded pottery at Poverty Point, long before Ancient Greece and Rome were on the map.
Enjoy nightlife and casino gaming in the twin cities of Shreveport and Bossier City.
The American Rose Center with winding paths, babbling brooks and the fragrant scent has some of the grandest and rare roses. Ark-La-Tex Antique and Classic Vehicle Museum offers an impressive assembly of antique fire trucks, vintage motorcycles, Graham trucks and Dodge cars.

THINGS TO DO
Global Wildlife Center: The Center in Folsom is home to over 3,000 exotic, endangered, and threatened animals from all over the world.
Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo provides a wild world of excitement, entertainment, family fun and educational programs for people of all ages.

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