The Children’s Museum is located on the Ouachita River in downtown Monroe, Louisiana, USA and is a place where learning is fun and some exhibits include the Hearing aid for learning about sounds, the Reuseum which is a gated room for using your imagination, the big mouth designed and built by local dentists, the kids' cafe a true to life restaurant, discovery hospital exhibit and bubble works. There are computer games and field trips available for educational fun, and they have two outstanding Outreach programs which can come to your school. The Children's Museum also hosts frequent events including the Christmas Village, and is the ideal venue for a Birthday Blowout as they say with birthday party room rental, a gift for the birthday child, party helper and much more.READ MORE

Warehouse No 1 Restaurant in historic downtown Monroe, Louisiana, USA offers a unique location down by the Ouachita river in an old warehouse with stunning views, and here they are always happy to see you. There are spacious dining areas and an outdoor deck for enjoying an award winning experience of dining and they are open for lunch, dinner and cocktail. The food is what makes your dining experience at Warehouse No 1 Restaurant amazing, from the award winning steaks to the seafood and catfish platters, the gumbo, Ouachita river special, house made salads, desserts and more, enjoyed with stunning views and a glass of wine from an excellent selection, it's all here. They are also the perfect destination for celebrations and events with set menus and full service catering available, it's truly a special occasion restaurant.READ MORE

At the Vieux Carre Market in Monroe, Louisiana, USA come chill, dine and unwind, and enjoy a wonderful experience at this casual lunch eatery and specialty grocer, where you can dine in or carry out a delicious signature dish made fresh daily by the chef. The market grocer section offers heavenly culinary delights and choices including local produce, cheese, fresh meats, and seafood, and there's a freezer case with carry out meals, plus they have you covered for your entire lunch or dinner with a large selection of wine and craft beers, and there's always something new. The Vieux Carre Market also has a back room for private dining and parties of up to 12, it's perfect for business lunches and board meetings with the full menu available, and they offer wine and beer tasting parties too. READ MORE

Fieldhouse Bar and Grill in Monroe, Louisiana, USA is a locally owned sports bar restaurant with full service bar, mouthwatering all star menu and all the sports events and games on the big screens, ideal for sports fans and everyone else. Here great southern hospitality and local flavor delight, and their burgers are their number one best seller, a must try on a soft pretzel bun, they also offer superbowl salads, appetizers and sandwiches, the biggest wings in Northwest Louisiana, and fresh never frozen tenders, there are poboy choices and quesadillas, lightweight meals and a kiddies menu, minis and sides, truly something for everyone. Fieldhouse Bar and Grill is home for great food, drinks and sports entertainment, and there are personal booth TV's too.READ MORE

The Daily Press in Monroe, Louisiana, USA and other areas is a store and restaurant with great atmosphere and food, and their policy is no lines or waiting, they move away from the convenience store model and offer a unique concept of fresh food in a hurry as per the communities needs. With touch screen kiosk technology, customers can build their own Famous Pressed Po'boys, salads and soups just how they like them, and there's also phone app and online website ordering, it's all here. The Daily Press also has great coffee, ice cream and cookies, and they do a mean flatbread pizza, it's a must try, and they take the pressure off your day to day routine.READ MORE

Danken Trail B-B-Q is the best BBQ place in Monroe, Louisiana, USA and they offer great catfish, ribs, old fashioned melt in your mouth BBQ meats, poboys, brisket, sausage and so much more on the menu at great prices. The service is fantastic too, and they come highly recommended by the locals, they have great specials and superb sides to go with meal orders, and there are steak nights, plus they serve the fried catfish every day and great sandwiches. Danken Trail B-B-Q is a locally owned family restaurant you'll come back to time and again, and they do catering, it's a must visit for great American BBQ and they are wheelchair accessible, do yourself a favor, come visit.READ MORE

The Kitchen in Monroe are open Monday through Saturday for breakfast and lunch, and as they say, serve Sunday meals every day except on Sunday, plus they cater to any size event for a memorable special occasion. Here quality food from local ingredients are the order of the day, and the menu offers sublime choices of home-cooked lunches, juicy burgers, crispy salads, divine biweekly rotating buffet lunches, po-boys, club sandwiches and more, and the breakfasts are to die for. The Kitchen Restaurant also offer excellent not to be missed holiday specials, so for Easter, Thanksgiving or Christmas there are full and partial meals available to help you avoid the kitchen stress, and there's a special catering menu too for parties of all sizes, it's all here. READ MORE

The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe, Louisiana, USA offers a wonderful visit with about 400 animals over about 200 species from all over the world and there are interactive exhibits to enjoy. They have lions, tigers and bears, zebra, elk, babboons, gibbons and bison, a large number of birds, an insect exhibit and much, much more with landscaped gardens offering interesting plants and a walk through greenhouse. It's educational exploration, and there's a Children's Zoo with miniature cows, miniature horses, goats and sheep, the ZoOasis splash pad is the perfect way to cool off, and they they have a Zoo bayou safari boar ride with beautiful landscapes and animals along the way. The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo also host fabulous birthdays with excellent packages including animal encounters and a birthday cake, book today.READ MORE

The Biedenharn Museum and Gardens in Monroe, Louisiana, USA is a special place and one of the most interesting Coca Cola museums around with a long history steeped in the bottling of coca cola, and rooms full of memorabilia and exhibits provide a fascinating journey into yesteryear. There's even the first Coca Cola delivery truck which delivered Biedenharn bottles filled with Coke in the 1890s. The Biedenharn Museum and Gardens offer guided tours and special exhibits, and children's programs and a museum store plus they host concerts and more. The Elsong Gardens are the finest in all of Louisiana and the perfect place for group photo's, they are available for professional photography shoots, come for a memorable visit of this historical museum and beautiful gardens.READ MORE

Live Oaks Bar and Ballroom in the heart of downtown Monroe, Louisiana, USA is a premier live music venue with excellent entertainment and events scheduled and a wonderful variety to choose from for all tastes, including great staff and a DJ. They host great bands, and there's karaoke on some nights plus the bartenders are super friendly and there's an outside patio. Live Oaks Bar and Ballroom has several rooms and is a great event venue for your party, celebration, group or night out and the daquiri flavors are amazing, come enjoy a wonderful visit in a loft type interior with great feel and acoustics in a lovely environment both in appearance and comfort.READ MORE