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Sample Itineraries/Day Trips

	Day Trips / Sample Itineraries See also Sample Itineraries in the Group Tour Planner.
	Avoyelles Commission of Tourism
	208 SOUTH MAIN ST. MARKSVILLE, LA 71351 800-833-4195 www.travelavoyelles.com email: tourism@kricket.net Avoyelles Parish...Where hospitality begins and the memories last forever. Museums Home Tours Gaming Fine Dining Swamp Tours Antiquing Specialty Shopping RV Parks, Camping Hunting and Fishing
	Winn Chamber of Commerce
	499 E. Main St. Winnfield, LA 71483 318-628-4461 Fax 318-628-2551 The Winn Chamber of Commerce invites you to experience historic Winnfield, home to 3 of Louisiana's governors, as well as the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame. The Louisiana Forestry Museum and the Winn Parish Museum are also here. You can shop for antiques and collectibles in the downtown area, or visit the restored Louisiana & Arkansas Railroad Depot and Warehouse, circa 1908
	Vernon Parish Tourism Commision
	201 South Third St. Leesville, LA 71496 800-349-6287 337-238-0783 vernontours@wnonline.net Visit historic sites, the Museum of West Louisiana, stroll through the National Register Historic District on 3rd Street, and view the classical revival 1910 Vernon Parish Courthouse. Don't forget Vernon and Anacoco Lakes, Kisatchie National Forest, and our golf courses. All of this is Vernon Parish... Call it home.
	Sabine Parish Tourist Commission
	1800-358-7802   318-256-5880 www.sabineparish.com Toledo Bend Country - Louisiana Style! means the best of everything in one great spot. For anglers, it's great fishing, first-class marinas, accommodations and guides. For golfers, it's Cypress Bend Resort with its spectacular 18-hole lakeside course and Emerald Hills Golf Resort, with its beautiful 18-hole rolling-hills course. For nature lovers, it's the 4,700-acre Hodges Gardens and Wilderness Area. Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
	Hodges Gardens
	Hwy. 171 Between Leesville & Many, LA 1-800-354-3523 www.hodgespark.com More Than Just a Walk in the Park. Hodges Gardens & Wilderness Area is a 4,700-acre nature lovers dream, with its year-round natural gardens, wildlife preserve, hiking, biking, camping and RV facilities. Boat rentals are available. Bring your horses for a ride on the marked trails. The accommodations available range from luxury resort suites to lakeside lodges, cabins and campgrounds. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas enjoy the wonderful light display throughout the park.
	Spend The Day Along The Cane River
	Natchitoches, Louisiana, is located 45 minutes north of Alexandria/Pineville just off of I-49 towards Shreveport. Natchitoches, the oldest permanent settlement in The Louisiana Purchase Territory (1714), is proud of its heritage. Unique food, diverse architecture, the 33-mile Cane River Lake meandering through the center of the city, a Historic Landmark District, plantation homes, and historic Fort St. Jean Baptiste give visitors a look at what used to be, and history alive today. Tour Fort St. Jean Baptiste Tour Bayou Pierre Alligator Farm Lunch (contact CVB for suggestions) Tour Cane River National Heritage Area: Magnolia Plantation Beau Fort Plantation Melrose Plantation Kate Chopin House Oakland Plantation Daily Tour Information Available.	Click here to download a .pdf version of this map
	Natchitoches, Louisiana
	Natchitoches Convention and Visitors Bureau 1-800-259-1714 www.natchitoches.net Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase Territory. Discover the many faces of one of the most unique destinations in the entire country. Natchitoches Historic Landmark District Established by the French in 1714, Natchitoches is the oldest permanent settlement in the Louisiana Purchase territory. The enchanting 33-block downtown district features more than fifty historic homes and buildings, outstanding Louisiana dining, and great shopping. Climate-controlled streetcar tours, Cane River boat tours and walking guide-maps are available. The Cane River Plantation Tour This 35-mile long river landscape is one of the most beautiful stretches of plantation country in the South. Established by Congress in 1994 as the Cane River National Heritage Area, it includes numerous historically significant plantations, outstanding examples of centuries-old Creole architecture, and the reflection of a time and culture unique in all the country. Attractions of Special Interest Enjoy the historic fort sites, the exciting Bayou Pierre Alligator Park, a year-round calendar of festivals and fairs – including the famous City of Lights festival at Christmas – and for nature lovers, the 600,000-acre Kisatchie National Forest. Overnight in our many fine hotels or one of over thirty outstanding Bed & Breakfast Inns.
	Cotton, Cane and Culture
	Louisiana at its best! Travel east to Frogmore Plantation, an 1800-acre working cotton plantation. Hear the complete story of cotton - then and now - shared with you by costumed guides. View cotton plantation and ginning techniques from the 1790s through today; rare antique steam gin; 1800s work ethnic and slave culture; furnished slave cabins; overseer’s dogtrot; barns; etc. Also, see a high tech cotton farming and computerized gin. While in the area, visit the Southern Forest Hertiage Museum, an early 20th Century sawmill and town complete with commissary, located on 57 acres. Guided walking tours view several buildings, pieces of steam logging and railroad equipment and an operating machine shop. A gift shop and theatre, showing old films on logging and forestry, are in the commissary. The next day should include the arts district overlooking the Red River. Be sure to browse the studios where you will find a variety of art, including sculpture, painting and pottery at River Oaks Square and the wonderful collections at the Alexandria Museum of Art. Visit noted Harlem Renaissance author Arna Wendall Bontemps' boyhood home. Also, don’t miss the opportunity to experience a bit of our living history at Kent Plantation House. This French-Creole style plantation is Central Louisiana’s oldest standing structure, complete with outdoor kitchen, slave cabins, blacksmith shop and sugar mill. Travel a bit further down Bayou Rapides to Tyrone Plantation, built in 1840 by George Graham. He was the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for Louisiana Seminary of Learning (later Renamed LSU and moved from Central Louisiana to Baton Rouge.)
	A Step Back In Time
	Washington, LA is one hour south on I-49 toward Lafayette, LA. Known as the third oldest settlement in Louisiana, this town has a strong preservation of its rich history. Visit Washington for a taste of the past with the many antique shops and the Antique School Mall and Old School Cafe. Shop for spices, antiques and gifts. Tour homes and cemeteries of the past. Then sit down to delicious Louisiana cuisine at the Steamboat Warehouse. Tour of Washington Museum Tour Voorhies Woodworks Shop Antique School Mall Lunch at Old School Cafe Tour of Historic Homes and B & B’s Tour Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Old Church Landing Cemetery, Hebrew Rest Cemetery, and Cedar Hill Cemetery Dinner at Steamboat Warehouse Restaurant For a map or more information contact the Washington Museum & Tourist Information center at (337)826-3627.
	Dance Through Bluegrass and Cotton Country
	Frogmore is 45 minutes east on Hwy. 28/84 toward Natchez, MS. Take a look at plantation and cotton gins of today and yesteryear at Frogmore Plantation and Cotton Gins. Both the historical and modern tour give visitors a glimpse of the cotton ginning process from start to finish. Then travel on to Ferriday for some great tunes at the Delta Music Museum. Hear the unmistakable sounds of Jerry Lee Lewis and other great Louisiana musicians! • Tour Frogmore Plantation and Cotton Gins • Tour Delta Music Museum • Travel to Natchez, MS • Lunch (contact welcome center for suggestions) • Tour/Orientation at Natchez Welcome Center • City Tour of Natchez • Tour of Natchez Homes • Afternoon Break (coffee and dessert) • Shopping in downtown Natchez For more information contact U.S. 84 State Welcome Center (318) 336-7008.