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Louisiana Tourist AttractionsGuide to roadside oddities and other strange, unusual and weird tourist attractions in Louisiana.
Oh yeah! Go fishing off the porch for breakfast! And how about a town that loves frogs? And a weird museum that’s actually a folk art environment? There’s all sorts of neat little Louisiana scenes in it…
Thousands of found items and bunches of homemade inventions populate the folk art environment called UCM Museum. There’s a Creole cottage and vintage gas station too. And the famous House of Shards. The guy who started this folk art environment didn’t throw ANYthing away. Rocks, bottle caps, pottery shards…whatever he found. And everything found its way into this unique Louisian tourist attraction. The place is jam packed with miniature exhibits and displays – both still and animated, painted paint by numbers, tons of shards of pottery, mirrors, bottles…
Lots of displays.
More displays… Like a New Orleans jazz funeral and a haunted Southern Plantation.
Photo courtesy UCM Museum.
And even more displays. Like a Cajun dance hall, an alligator farm and a fireworks stand. And the Swamp Monster’s footprint! Don’t forget that!
Candid reviews of the UCM Museum.
You and your houseboat are pushed into an out-of-the-way cove about an hour away from the dock by a little mini-tug. Could you handle it? Kinda scary if you’re not used to all those swamp noises… Or if the bravery level isn’t up quite that far, there’s mooring a bit closer, like only 10 minutes away. An hour away? Or 10 minutes away? You choose. Either way, it’s an unforgettable Louisiana tourist attraction in unusual lodgings!
Houseboat Adventures is at Cypress Cove Landing on the Henderson Lake in the Atchafalaya Basin, LA.
More cool attractions in Cajun Country.
Rayne got its frog start in the 1880s when frogs were sold to New Orleans restaurants. Along came an enterprising frog seller who hollered out,
And thus began a very lucrative frog exporting business.
These froggy roots are what the murals around town are all about. Everywhere, everywhere, there’s frogs.
Trees, buildings, even the freeway off ramp….
Photos courtesy exploratorium.edu.
Restaurants and hotels in Rayne.
For Louisiana legends, the Honey Island Swamp monster has been around for centuries. So what is this elusive amber-eyed Swamp Monster? A descendant of a pack of apes that got loose when a circus train wrecked and they mated with alligators? A young child raised by alligators? A werewolf? Bigfoot? Will you see the Swamp Monster on your tour into Honey Island Swamp? But maybe more importantly, do you want to see the monster on your tour into Honey Island Swamp? Monster or no, the primitive beauty of Honey Island Swamp will wow you down to the tips of your toes! And speaking of toes…There is a plaster cast of the Swamp Monster’s footprint at the UCM Museum in Abita Springs, Louisiana. Call (985) 641-1769 for Honey Island Swamp tours.
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