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Sure, you can settle into a swanky hotel, cozy cabin or historic B&B during your stay in Louisiana. Or, you can sleep in a former jail or asylum, Civil War stockade, floating cabin and more! If you’re looking for a unique place to sleep at night, Louisiana has you covered! (See what we did there?) The Stockade Bed & Breakfast in Baton Rouge may be tucked along a tree-lined street now, but it’s also on the site of a former Civil War stockade on the National Register of Historic Places. The hacienda-style house offers five spacious rooms with private baths, gourmet breakfast and a wildlife habitat. In Alexandria, book a stay at the elaborate Hotel Bentley, which (as legend has it) was built by an eccentric businessman in 1907 when he was denied a room at a nearby hotel. On Shreveport’s “grand avenue” of historic homes, lovely Fairfield Place Bed & Breakfast offers a serene oasis with lush courtyards, private baths and a fresh-baked breakfast each morning. More offbeat accommodations await at “haunted” T-Frere’s Bed & Breakfast and the Blue Moon Saloon – a combination bar, music venue and hostel – both in Lafayette. You can always count on a little something extra in New Orleans and that rings true for the city’s hotels as well. Built as a police station and jail 120 years ago, you might say the Inn at the Old Jail has been checking in “guests” since 1902. But never fear, those cells have since been replaced by gorgeous Queen Anne-style rooms. The city’s boutique Hotel Saint Vincent was founded as an infant asylum, rooms at The Higgins Hotel New Orleans are inspired by the stories of WWII soldiers and guests swear they hear ghosts roaming the halls of Bourbon Orleans Hotel, a former orphanage. RV There Yet? Hotels are awesome. Room service, free breakfast, thread counts. But there’s something about simply pulling into a site to call it a night. Here are some of the state’s top RV spots. Betty’s RV Park in Abbeville has been named one of the “top 25” and “most fun” RV parks in America. Nationally rated bike trails and RV sites sit alongside the lake at Lincoln Parish Park in Ruston. Reunion Lake RV Resort in Ponchatoula features resort amenities like a lazy river, pool, tiki bar, mini golf, amphitheater, fitness center and more. Tree-lined Pine Crest RV Park near the coast in Slidell is a family-favorite nature escape not far from the sights and sounds of New Orleans. Between Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Cajun Palms RV Resort offers 300+ RV sites, with easy access to both cities and several wildlife areas. Find unique accommodations at LouisianaTravel.com/Places-to-Stay
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