Best Natural History Museum in Louisiana

LSU Museum of Natural Science
Murphy J. Foster Hall, 119 Dalrymple Dr



University of Louisiana at Monroe Museum of Natural History
First Floor, Hanna Hall, 708 University Ave


Whitney Plantation
5099 LA-18
Slavery museum with restored buildings



Louisiana History Museum
503 Washington St
Museum of the state's early days


Southeastern Louisiana University Vertebrate Museum
Thelma Ryan Hall; Biology Building Room 152 808 N. Pine Street Ext



Odell S. Williams African-American Museum
538 South Blvd


Louisiana State University Rural Life Museum
4560 Essen Ln
Complex devoted to 19th-century life


River Road African American Museum
406 Charles St


Lafayette Science Museum
433 Jefferson St
Exhibits exploring Earth & the stars



Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
3015 Greenwood Rd
Art displays & Native American artifacts


Louisiana Art & Science Museum
100 S River Rd
Range of science & fine-arts exhibits



The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St
Military exhibits, planes & 4-D theater


The Presbytère
751 Chartres St
Mardi Gras & Hurricane Katrina exhibits




Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
2148 Riverside Dr
Museum in a park with outdoor features


Houmas House and Gardens
40136 LA-942
Historic mansion & plantation complex


Capitol Park Museum
660 N 4th St
State history, culture & artifacts