The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
← The Deep South

Stop 3 · Days 258–260

Baton Rouge & River Road

Baton Rouge & River Road, LA

Louisiana's capital — Huey Long's skyscraper statehouse — and the River Road plantations, including the one museum that tells the story of slavery.

Where to stay

  • A downtown Baton Rouge hotel

    Near the Capitol and the river.

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You gotta eat this

  • Crawfish étouffée

    Cajun comfort food in the capital.

The days here

Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page

  1. 258Day 258 — Two CapitolsFull day · 3h 30m planned
  2. 259Day 259 — River RoadFull day · 5h planned
  3. 260Day 260 — West to Cajun CountryDrive day · 1h drive

What this stop is made of

  • State Capitols
  • Landmarks & Monuments
  • Museums & History
  • Somber & Civil-Rights Sites