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Time to major cities: Lafayette: 1-1/2 hrs.; Shreveport: 1-3/4 hrs.; Baton Rouge: 2-1/2 hrs.;
New Orleans: 3-1/2 hrs.; Houston: 4 hrs.;
Dallas: 4-1/2 hrs.; Little Rock: 5 hrs.
Other Nearby Attractions
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Alexandria/Pineville (all are 15-20 minutes east)
Historic Downtown Alexandria
Alexandria Zoological Gardens
Alexandria Museum of Art
Alexandria Holocaust Memorial
Kent Plantation House
Forts Buhlow and Randolph
Four Seasons Bowling Center
Rapides Parish Coliseum
The Grand Theatre
Rapides Symphony Orchestra
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Our Favorite Restaurants:
Atwood's Bakery
Huckleberry Brewpub (Live Music)
Mandarin Chinese and Sushi
Mi Tierra Restaurante Mexicano
Pamela's Bayou in a Bowl
Quebedeaux's Boudin & Cracklins
Spirits Food and Friends (Live Music)
Tunk's Cypress Inn (Closest to us)
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Other Rapides Parish
Southern Forest Heritage Museum (45 minutes south)
Solomon Northup Trail (multiple sites)
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General Information:
Alexandria/Pineville Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Natchitoches Parish
Historic Front Street, Natchitoches (55 minutes north)
Cane River Creole National Historic Park (multiple sites)
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame (55 minutes north)
Melrose Plantation (50 minutes north)
Briarwood/Caroline Dorman Nature Preserve (90 mins north)
Natchitoches Festivals (55 minutes north)
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Our Favorite Restaurants: (all are 50-55 minutes north)
The Landing
Lasyone's Meat Pie Restaurant
Maglieaux's Riverfront Restaurant
Mama's Oyster House
Mariner's Restaurant
Nicky's Mexican Restaurant
Peggy's Homemade Pizza
Pioneer Pub
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General Information:
Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau
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Avoyelles Parish
Avoyelles Tourism Commission
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Evangeline Parish
Louisiana State Arboretum (70 minutes south)
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Vernon Parish/Sabine Parish
Toledo Bend (90 minutes west)
Historic Downtown Leesville (40 minutes west)
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