The six sites of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve offer something for everyone, from history to culture to outdoor adventure.

• For outdoor activities in a Louisiana wetland and a visitor center with dioramas, exhibits, and hands-on displays, vist the Barataria Preserve in Marrero.
• For talks and tours at the site of the War of 1812's Battle of New Orleans, visit Chalmette Battlefield in Chalmette. Every year in early January, the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans is commemorated with reenactors, cannon firings, and more. Be sure to check out the visitor center for exhibits about the battle and how it shaped American history.
• For a look at the influences that shaped one of America's great cities, visit the French Quarter Visitor Center in New Orleans.
• For the history of the Acadian (Cajun) people who settled southeast Louisiana, bayou boat tours, and craft demonstrations, visit the Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette.
• For the prairie Acadian story, music, dancing, craft demonstrations, and Saturday night at the "Cajun Grand Ole Opry," visit the Prairie Acadian Cultural Center in Eunice.
• For free jam sessions with local musicians and the history of Louisiana's bayou country, visit the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center in Thibodaux.

Other National Park Service areas in Louisiana are

• New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park in New Orleans
• Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Natchitoches
• Cane River National Heritage Area in Natchitoches
• Poverty Point National Monument in Epps
• El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail

Links to nearby sites of interest outside the National Park Service are

• Lafayette Travel
• Louisiana Museums
• New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau
• St Bernard Parish Tourism
• City of Eunice
• the Mississippi River and the Great River Road