Our subtropical climate means our gardens get started early. Visit as early as mid-March when Baton Rouge and Plantation Country burst into bloom at public and private gardens and arboreta. The beauty remains until the leaves begin to turn in the fall.
- Begin with a visit to Windrush Gardens, adjacent to the Rural Life Museum to see the semi-formal personal garden of one of the country's outstanding landscape architects.
- Stop at the Orangerie on the way out.
- Explore 12 acres of labeled trees and plants at the LSU Hilltop Arboretum.
- Visit the breathtaking sight of the gardens at the State Capitol--best viewed up-close or from the top of the building.
- Stop at the Cohn Memorial Arboretum and its 16 landscaped acres before continuing on to St. Francisville and Rosedown. Here you'll see a formal garden patterned after the Versailles.
- Continue on to Audubon State Commemorative Area to experience the memorable gardens, forests and birdlife that inspired John James Audubon in the 1820s.
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Find Your Muse
The Louisiana State Museum-Baton Rouge will be honoring the sisterhood of these thought-provoking deities with the program
Louisiana Book Festival
On Saturday, October 4, Louisiana's FREE, world-class literary celebration offers children and adult booklovers unique opportunities to interact with more than 100 exceptional poets, writers and storytellers and to enjoy an inspiring variety of book-related activities, exhibitions and demonstrations... more>>
The Magic Flute
On September 20, Mozart's timeless, fantastical tale comes to a vibrant life in Opera's Louisiane's new 90 minute production. After saving the noble Prince Tamino from a pursuant alligator, the Queen of the Night solicits him to rescue her daughter, Princess Pamina, who has been kidnapped by an evil tyrant... more>>
Penny Day
The day celebrates elephants and is named after Penny, the Baton Rouge Zoo's first elephant. This day also celebrates the Zoo's opening... more>>
American Masters
American Masters from the Blanton Museum of Art's Mari and James A. Michener Collection opens at the Louisiana State University Museum of Art on June 27, 2008... more>>
Live After Five
Downtown Baton Rouge's favorite musical event is back. Eight Weeks of Live After Five return Fridays beginning September 12... more>>
Fireball Run 2: Back to the Track
The 2008 event will start in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and will zigzag through the coolest parts of America to finish in Grand Rapids, Michigan. more>>
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