Baton Rouge is a city with outstanding attractions and home for several important industries. This place is named as one of the best places to stay and work. This beautiful city is located in the southeast part of Louisiana State and along the banks of Mississippi River.
Baton Rouge is the capital of the State of Louisiana. It is the second largest city of the state with an estimated population of about 797,208. The city was established in the year 1719 as a military post by French. The city got its name when French explorers noticed a red cypress tree making a boundary between Houma and Bayou Goula. These two places were the hunting grounds for local tribes. They referred the tree as le baton rouge which means red stick in French.
The city was under the control of seven countries following the European settlement. Several French speaking settlers took shelter in rural Louisiana as they were exiled by British forces during seventeenth century.
The city was incorporated in the year 1817 and later on in 1849; it became the capital of the state. The city took the route of steady development as it became the center of steamboat trade and transportation. Baton Rouge was one of the rapidly growing cities in the south.
The city is full packed with a range of prominent attractions and is one of the most sought after tourist destinations. One can locate a range of attraction outside the city or around the adjacent region. It includes several museums, theme and water parks, casinos riverboats and several other attractions.
Blue Bayou Water Park is one of the major attractions among the children as well as young people. It offers around twenty exciting and thrilling high water slides along with a triple seven story serpentine slide. It also exhibits Rajin Cajun speed slide. This park offers a great range of spine tingling water rides and waterworks to amuse the guests of all ages. It also offers an intense ride in form of the Mad Moccasin.
If you want to check out your luck in gambling then, Baton Rouge offers you two popular casino riverboats. The Casino Rouge and the Argosy Casino are two of the most noticeable casinos of the city. These casinos generally remain on the dock and offer great live music and buffets along with several gaming tables altogether. These riverboat casinos are there at your service day and night. These casinos remain on the dock alongside the riverbanks providing a great scenic way to gamble.
The Baton Rouge s Enchanted Mansion Doll Museum is another must visit attraction of the city that offers a splendid array of dolls. This is home to some of the most historically significant and beautiful dolls in the world. This museum exhibits dolls from all over the world that are most gorgeous and enchanting.
One can also visit other must visit attractions in the city such as Old Governor s Mansion which is a spectacular mansion and a perfect example of stucco Georgian construction. This mansion was designed by James Hoban and in order to get acquainted with White House in Washington; Governor Huey P. Long constructed the building.
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