25+ Things to Add to Your Baton Rouge Bucket List
There’s so much to do, drink and of course, eat, while you’re in Baton Rouge, so we’ve created the ultimate Baton Rouge bucket list filled with things to do, food and drinks you can’t miss on your next trip to Baton Rouge!
Do
- View the Louisiana State Capitol (the 27th floor observation deck is currently closed but the building remains open to the public)
- Cheer on the Tigers or the Jags at an LSU or Southern University sporting event
- Collect throws and beads from Mardi Gras
- Explore Baton Rouge’s Mid City neighborhood
- Get dinner, watch a movie or do some shopping (or all three!) at Perkins Rowe
- Groove to the music at Live After 5
- Hit the decks of the USS KIDD Veterans Museum
- Marvel at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol
- Pay a visit to LSU’s Mike the Tiger
- Picnic at a BREC park
- See the mummy at Louisiana Art & Science Museum
- Shop at the Red Stick Farmers Market
- Snap a pic at the Visit Baton Rouge postcard mural
- Spot the Red Stick Sculpture where Baton Rouge got its name
- Take a bike tour of Baton Rouge
- Take in a Baton Rouge sunset – bonus points if it’s over the Mississippi River
- Visit the pygmy hippos at the Baton Rouge Zoo
Eat
- Beignet fingers from Coffee Call
- Fried chicken from Chicken Shack
- Gumbo from Dempsey’s
- A muffuletta from Anthony’s Italian Deli
- A po’boy
- A pound (or five) of crawfish
- A slice of king cake (Carnival Season only!)
- Skillet cornbread from Cecelia Creole Bistro
Drink
- Coffee from all the locations on the Baton Rouge Coffee Trail pass
- A craft cocktail from a downtown bar or cocktail lounge
- A frozen drink from Zippy's
- Rum at an Oxbow Rum Distillery tasting
- A Dole lemonade float from Sweet Society
What would you add to your Baton Rouge bucket list? If you're still feeling like you need to narrow down your itinerary, check out this first timer's guide to visiting Baton Rouge!
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Sweet Society
4957 Essen Lane, in Boru Ramen
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809
Oxbow Rum Distillery
760 Saint Philip Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
(225) 615-8044
Zippy’s Burritos, Tacos, and more
3155 Perkins Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
(225) 388-9000
Cecelia Creole Bistro
421 North Third Street, Suite B
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
(225) 615-7833
Dempsey’s Cajun & Creole Restaurant
13580 Coursey Boulevard
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816
(225) 752-1199
Anthony’s Italian Deli
5575 Government Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
(225) 272-6817
Chicken Shack — North Acadian
413 North Acadian Thruway
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
(225) 383-0940
Coffee Call
3132 College Drive, Suite F, Village Square
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
(225) 925-9493
BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo
3601 Thomas Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807
(225) 775-3877
Mississippi Riverfront Levee Bike Path
301-361 River Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
The Red Stick Sculpture
Leon Netterville Dr
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807
Red Stick Farmers Market
501 Main Street, Corner of 5th Street and Main Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
(225) 267-5060
Louisiana Art & Science Museum Store
100 South River Road, LASM Museum Store
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
(225) 344-5272
LSU Mike the Tiger’s Habitat
16 North Stadium Road, LSU Campus
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
(225) 578-4823
Louisiana’s Old State Capitol
100 North Boulevard, At River Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
(225) 342-0500
USS KIDD Veterans Museum
305 South River Road
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
(225) 342-1942
Perkins Rowe
10000 Perkins Rowe
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810
(225) 767-2001
Southern University
Southern University at Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813
(225) 771-4500
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
(225) 388-5030
Louisiana State Capitol
900 North Third Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
(225) 342-7317
