LSU Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge

We stumbled on this museum because it was near our hotel but it was the best discovery of our trip. They have moved building here from all over Louisiana which were built in the 18th and 19th centuries and filled them with authentic furniture and implements. I found each of the 32 buildings fascinating. In addition, they have two exhibit barns that are filled to the rafters with various tools, implements and objects of everyday life. They also have detailed descriptions of life in Louisiana from that era. If you like history and to actually see how people lived and scratched a living from the soil in the early days of Louisiana, then you could not have a better place to explore than this museum. Be sure to give yourself plenty of time because the longer you look the more you see.

We are from out of town and had never heard of this gem. The grounds and garden were absolutely beautiful! If you didn't hear the faint sounds of the freeway, you would have thought you were somewhere far away. I look forward to visiting all different times of the year to see what is seasonally blooming.