Shadows-on-the-Teche

Kind of your basic local history museum. But also, check out the Sliman theater next door with its art-deco style and large vertical Evangeline sign.

Also known as the Fuselier home after its original builder, Agricole Fuselier de la Claire, who was married to the daughter of the owner of Oak Alley, along with a host of other names. It was originally located near Baldwin but was floated up the Bayou Teche to this location. It was built in French Colonial style; however, it's not open to tourists and only viewable from the road.

Someone's labor of love near the shores of Lake Peigneur, with a cafe and statuary and roaming peacocks and dreamy sunset lake views.

For a distinctive Louisianan experience, try this Gulf Coast beach where a sea of sawgrass peters out before a muddy brackish Gulf of Mexico.