Mississippi River attractions and activities in Baton Rouge
Here’s how to explore America’s most famous river when you’re visiting Louisiana’s capital city.
What is America? That’s a question that’s as easy to answer as it is expansive in Mississippi River Country. Here, you’ll find uniquely American attractions like Route 66 and riverside ballparks, as well as the locales from which the country’s greatest writers—Twain, Faulkner, Fitzgerald—took their inspiration.
Here’s how to explore America’s most famous river when you’re visiting Louisiana’s capital city.
The northern states of Mississippi River Country have a bounty of uniquely American attractions to offer, from Route 66 (which starts in downtown Chicago)...

Discover can’t-miss destinations for blues music, country music, and more as you travel to Chicago, Nashville, Memphis, the Delta, and New Orleans.

Explore Route 66, the Great River Road, and more as you travel through Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois on this weeklong trip through the Midwest.

Explore some of the top attractions across the Midwest in cities like Chicago, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.

Here’s a state-by-state look at some of the Mississippi River’s best campsites, going from north to south along the river.

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