SCENIC DRIVES 1. Get your fill of little museums filled with big personalities along the 137-mile Boom or Bust National Scenic Byway . The towns along these sleepy bayous and rolling hills tell the tales of the dramatic ups and downs in the oil and gas, lumber, transportation, farming and entertainment industries. See meadows dotted with oil derricks, the historic Caddo Lake Drawbridge and the Vivi-an Railroad Museum. 2. What’s the difference between Cajun and Creole? A tour on the 71-mile Cane River National Heritage Trail will clear it all up for you. This road will take you to the Cane River Creole National Historic Park, comprised of Oakland and Magnolia plantations. Stand in awe (or kneel) in old Catholic churches such as St. Augustine and St. John’s. Explore the first permanent European settlement in the territory later known as the Louisiana Purchase at Fort St. Jean Baptiste State Historic Site in Natchitoches. 26 LouisianaTravel.com
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