Article: Baton Rouge: Recreation

Baton Rouge: Recreation

Sightseeing

Baton Rouge offers a variety of recreational activities. A visitor can experience the city's past by touring the elegant plantations in the area. Among the most beautifully restored are Magnolia Mound, Oak Alley and Myrtles. History has also been preserved in the Old State Capitol, built in 1849, featuring ornate architecture and gardens. Other points of interest are the New State Capitol, at 34 stories the tallest capitol building in the nation; the Old Governor's Mansion; and the New Governor's Mansion.

Baton Rouge features one of the country's finest zoos, the initial funding for which came from children collecting pennies. Its natural habitat ...

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