Gino's Restaurant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a family owned and operated Italian restaurant that was established in 1966, and over the years has constantly appeased hungry appetites of their loyal customers with their delicious serving of authentic Italian cuisine, seafood and steaks. The elegant interior etched with glass, copper table tops, a fireplace and candlelight dinners, copious servings of traditional Italian cuisine served with a fine wine from our wine cellar, encapsulates an appealing atmosphere reminiscent of Italy. Thursday nights at Gino's Restaurant are jazz nights and features local jazz artists as well as international and national artists. READ MORE

Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has a bit of everything to offer business and leisure visitors to our hotel surrounded by lush gardens, starting with an ideal location, comfortable accommodation, fun entertainment, excellent amenities and a perfect venue for meeting and private events. Our hotel features a riverboat casino where guests can play slot machines, table games and poker for 24 hours a day. Facilities at Belle of Baton Rouge Hotel include a choice of restaurants, a bar, fitness center, business center, gift shop, and has the perfect location for romantic weddings. Our dedicated wedding planners will work with you to ensure your dream wedding becomes a reality.READ MORE

Mansurs on the Boulevard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a romantic and welcoming restaurant that has been drawing regular clientele to their inviting interior where many a marriage proposoal has taken place. Our locally owned restaurant consists of several dining rooms, each with its own unique ambiance and atmosphere, and a trendy, lively and well stocked bar where guests can enjoy a quick bite and a favorite cocktail. The main dining room at Mansurs on the Boulevard offers soothing piano music each evening, and the private rooms, with their intimate settings, are ideal for private parties, business meetings and many other private events.READ MORE

Le Roche Bleu Day Spa in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a popular day spa that offers excellent spa treatments in an environment that is calm, soothing and tranquil. Also available at our day spa are a range of beauty and skin care products, thoughtful gifts, sleepwear and many other items. Our range of services include a relaxing massage, facial treatments, body treatments, manicures and many other options, all conducted by our friendly and skilled therapists. Regular spa visits to Le Roche Bleu Day Spa will result in a satisfying journey of health and wellness as you renew, refresh and revitalize body, mind and soul with any of the excellent massage therapies and other specialty treatments available at our day spa. READ MORE

LSU Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a unique and interesting museum that shows visitors how the working classes of the 18th and 19th centuries lived in rural Louisiana through many permanent exhibits. Our museum, with wheelchair accessible facilities, offers a fun and educational self-guided visit, and for groups of 10 or more visitors, we offer guided tours with prior, advanced notice. LSU Rural Life Museum consists of the Exhibit Bar, Plantation Quarters and Folk Architecture area, and each section offers a fascinating and interesting view of an era long gone, through the collection and preservation materials and exhibits. Our museum is a popular venue for weddings and many other private events.READ MORE

Highland Road Park Observatory in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is set in a unique, octagonal main building and featured inside the observatory is a 20-inch reflecting telescope that has been used to locate and discover many asteroids. The Baton Rouge Astronomical Society was established in 1981, and amateur astronomers use our observatory as a meeting place, and members freely share their expert knowledge in promoting a better understanding of space science and astronomy. To open up the magical and mystical delights of a beaming night sky, Highland Road Park Observatory houses a 50cm, 40 cm reflector and many small telescopes operated by trained operators, and visitors are also given an option of visiting the observatory during daylight hours. READ MORE

Season to Taste in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a unique, family run shop where visitors can confidently purchase the freshest olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars either to be used to add the special flavor to your favorite dish or as a welcome gift for someone special. Before making that final, healthy decision to purchase a bottle of olive oil, our shop offers you an opportunity of sampling any of our olive oils or galsamic vinegars in our dedicated tasting room. At Season to Taste we are committed to ensuring our products are fresh and healthy by harvesting olives twice a year, and adhering to excellent onsite bottling standards, resulting in an excellent and flavorful product. READ MORE

The Retreat in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is the ultimate spa destination where a relaxed and tranquil atmosphere and professional therapists will provide you with an enjoyable, pampering spa experience. Established in 2010, our spa provides a welcome respite from busy lifestyles, and clients can look forward to enjoying relaxing, rejuvenating and revitalizing treatments conducted in a tranquil environment. The Retreat offers a unique, 25-minute chair massage, providing lunchtime stress relief during your lunch break. Other spa treatments include a craniosacral massage, aromatic foot soaks, body treatments, facials, teeth whitening and many other satisfying spa treatments.READ MORE

At MDO Massage Therapy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, visitors can look forward to experiencing a pampering spa experience that is relaxing and therapeutic, and with a soothing massage by any one of our skilled massage therapists, you will experience a welcome relief from your chronic aches and pains. All massage therapies at our spa are by appointment only, and we offer a convenient online scheduling service. MDO Massage Therapy offers a choice of massages that include reflexology, a therapy that focuses on the feet and helps with arthritis, tension and other issues. We also offer a relaxation massage, deep tissue massage, pregnancy massage and several other soothing treatments.READ MORE

Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is set on 103 acres of ground with stretches of gravel paths and boardwalks, and this unique and amazing nature center abounds with wildlife and a variety of bird species. At our nature center we are committed to drawing people back to nature by providing environmental education, conservation, tourism and recreation. An exhibit building at Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center houses live animal displays, touch tables with various items that include snakeskin, pelts, skulls, feathers and many other natural artifacts, as well as carving displays, nature related gifts and souvenirs. A visit to Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center is an interesting, informative and educational experience that will appeal to young and old. READ MORE