Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Empire

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Attractions near Empire

Leave Empire for Fort Jackson, 11 mi away

Roughly 227K visitors a year make it to Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. No place to visit is mapped inside Empire; 2 are within 40 miles. On the list: a landmark and a national historical park, among others. A drive of 45 mi brings you to Caesars Superdome.

Attractions nearby
37
within 60 miles
The big one
59 mi
Lake Pontchartrain
National park units
2
parks & monuments
Big draws
2
100K+ Wikipedia readers a year
Lake · 59 mi northwest

Lake Pontchartrain

Estuary located in southeastern Louisiana, United States.

The towns around it, and where to stay →

The map

What’s around Empire

The farthest of them, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, is 34 mi out.

1234567891011121314

Orange: Empire. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors

Everything nearby

All of it

The list runs to 37 places, all within 60 miles.

Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.

Parks and trails in Empire → · Empire’s history →

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Caesars Superdome: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Pontchartrain: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National World War II Museum: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Macomb: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5 · Lakefront Arena: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0 · City Park: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.5 · The Cabildo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Audubon Zoo: MeRyan, CC BY 2.0 · New Orleans Museum of Art: Infrogmation, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Jackson: en:User:Jmulhearn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve: No machine-readable author provided. Jan Kronsell assumed (based on copyright cl, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Old Ursuline Convent: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 3.0 · Municipal Auditorium: Spatms, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pontchartrain Center: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 3.0 · Aquarium of the Americas: User:Seregelly, Public domain · Longue Vue House and Gardens: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Louis Armstrong Park: Jason Riedy, CC BY 2.0 · New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Carousel Gardens Amusement Park: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5 · Confederate Memorial Hall: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Madame John's Legacy: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5 · New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum: Jeremy Thompson, CC BY 2.0 · New Orleans Pharmacy Museum: Miguel Tremblay, CC0 · Ogden Museum of Southern Art: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louisiana State Museum: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Audubon Insectarium: Mark Pellegrini (Raul654), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Backstreet Cultural Museum: Infrogmation, CC BY 2.5 · Joy Theater: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Orleans African American Museum: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · New Orleans Botanical Garden: Reading Tom, CC BY 2.0 · Civic Theatre: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Newcomb Art Gallery: HarrietSophie, CC BY-SA 4.0

Know a spot visitors miss?Locals know the overlook without the crowds and the diner the tour buses skip.
Share a tip in Empire’s Town Square