Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Seeing Alexandria? Begin at Alexandria Zoological Park
We list 3 places to visit inside Alexandria and 4 within 40 miles. On the list: 2 museums, a zoo & aquarium and a landmark, among others. Cane River Creole National Historical Park draws about 11K visitors a year. A drive of 56 mi brings you to Los Adaes.
Fort Polk
United States Army installation in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States, formerly named Fort Johnson.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Map of the places
The outermost point is Fort Polk, at 39 mi.
Orange: Alexandria. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All the places to visit
7 places in all: 3 in town and 7 within 60 miles.
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3Fort Polk
United States Army installation in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States, formerly named Fort Johnson.
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7Cane River Creole National Historical Park
National Historical Park of the United States.
9Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery
Fish hatchery, public aquarium, and park in Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States.
10Old Courthouse Museum
Historic building and museum in Downtown, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, United States.
The places inside Alexandria lead. The rest are ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places come first and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Alexandria → · Alexandria’s history →
Photo credits
Alexandria Museum of Art: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louisiana History Museum: Freeneth at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Los Adaes: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kisatchie National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Cane River Creole National Historical Park: James W. Rosenthal, Public domain · Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery: Wikilester1999, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Old Courthouse Museum: Wikilester1999, CC BY-SA 4.0
