Worth the trip from Hester: Tiger Stadium, 36 mi off
Around 227K people visit Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve each year. Nothing is mapped inside Hester, but 23 places to visit are within 40 miles. Look for 11 museums, 3 stadiums & arenas and 3 gardens. For a longer trip, Caesars Superdome lies 42 mi away.
Lake Pontchartrain
Estuary located in southeastern Louisiana, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
Mapped
The list reaches out to White City, 40 mi away.
Orange: Hester. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every place, in and near Hester
Look within 60 miles for all 54.
1Lake Pontchartrain
Estuary located in southeastern Louisiana, United States.
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5National World War II Museum
Military history museum and non-profit organization in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
6Whitney Plantation Historic District
US museum in Louisiana devoted to the history of slavery for sugar cane production on 2,000 acres.
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14Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
National Historical Park of the United States.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
U.S. National Historical Park.
Madame John's Legacy
Historic house museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum
Religious museum, art museum, history museum in Louisiana, US.
Louisiana State Museum
System of museums and historic sites in the U.S. state of Louisiana.
Abita Mystery House
Roadside attraction and folk art museum in Abita Springs, Louisiana.
Backstreet Cultural Museum
Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana, that emphasizes the African American history of New Orleans, second lines, Jazz funerals, and the Mardi Gras Indians.
Joy Theater
Theater, music venue and former movie theater in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
New Orleans African American Museum
History and culture museum in New Orleans, Louisiana.
New Orleans Botanical Garden
Botanical garden in City Park, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Shaw Center for the Arts
Performing arts center, arts museum, and education center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot
Museum located in a historic railway station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Jefferson Performing Arts Center
Theater in LaSalle Park in Metairie, Louisiana, United States.
Independence Park Botanic Gardens
Botanical garden in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Louisiana State Museum – Baton Rouge
Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, US.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
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Photo credits
Caesars Superdome: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Pontchartrain: Mersh13, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tiger Stadium: Daniel Foster, CC BY-SA 2.0 · USS Kidd: Cobatfor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National World War II Museum: Nolabob, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Whitney Plantation Historic District: Bill Leiser, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Pete Maravich Assembly Center: Spatms, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Audubon Zoo: MeRyan, CC BY 2.0 · New Orleans Museum of Art: Infrogmation, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Abita Mystery House: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Baton Rouge Zoo: Kkmurray, CC BY 2.5 · Civic Theatre: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shaw Center for the Arts: UrbanPlanet BR (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Company Depot: Niagara, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Edward Douglass White House: Z28scrambler, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Highland Road Community Park: Spatms, CC BY-SA 4.0 · LSU Hilltop Arboretum: H.dryad, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Newcomb Art Gallery: HarrietSophie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Louisiana State Museum – Baton Rouge: see above, CC BY 3.0 · Louisiana State Museum – Patterson: HistLA1, CC BY-SA 3.0
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