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Chuck E. Cheese's 1755 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Houma, LA 70360, 985-868-4627, Chuck E. Cheese's offers families with kids a one-of-a-kind total entertainment experience that includes the coolest games and rides, chances to win tickets for fun prizes, entertainment and great food for the family. This is a great place to take the kids for everyday fun or for special occasions such as birthdays, play groups and school fundraising events. more... |
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Waterland USA 4774 Highway 311, Houma, LA 70360, 985-872-6144 , This park offers five slides, a kiddie slide, wave pool, 18-hole mini-golf course, a large game room, concessions, a sundeck, and large covered patio with fans. Hours are seasonal.  |
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Finish Line, The 111 Moss Lane, Houma, LA 70360, 985-851-4088 , Features off-track betting and video poker. Open Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  |
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Southdown Plantation House & Terrebonne Museum 1208 Museum Drive, Houma, LA 70361, 504-851-0154, Home to the Terrebonne Museum of history and culture, this 19th century sugar manor house was built in 1859 as a one-story Greek Revival-style house by sugar planter William J. Minor. His son would add the second floor and Victorian-style architectural features in 1893. Exhibits of the museum include original Minor family bedroom furniture, antique furnishings, art, a history and culture room, Mardi Gras room, sugar industry room, Boehm and Doughty porcelain birds, the Thad St. Martin literature collection, and a restored 1880's plantation worker's cabin. more... |
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Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum 7910 Park Avenue, Houma, LA 70364, 985-580-7200, Family-friendly, interactive exhibits focusing on the cultural, industrial and ecological aspects of life on South Louisiana's waters. more...  |
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Downtown Art Gallery 630 630 Belanger Street, Houma, LA 70360, Located in the Heart of the Historical District, 985-851-2198, This downtown art gallery features original works by local artists. Open Monday through Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m.  |
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Terrebonne Folklife Culture Center 317 Goode Street, Houma, LA 70361, 985-873-6545 , Dedicated to preserving Cajun culture, they offer classes on Cajun dancing, cooking, crafts and duck decoy carving. Individual and groups welcome. Call for schedule. Hours vary by season.  |
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Annie Miller's Son's Swamp & Marsh Tours 3718 Southdown-Mandalay Road, Houma, LA 70360, 504-868-4758, 800-341-5441, An exciting and inexpensive way to enjoy the wonders of Terrebonne Swamp. Open all year. more...  |
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Bayou Black Airboat Swamp Tours 251 Marina Drive, Gibson, LA 70360, 985-665-8571, Enter another world, as you venture into the interior of the swamps only accessible by airboat. See alligators, birds and other wildlife. more...  |
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Cajun Man's Swamp Cruise 3109 Southdown Mandalay Road, Houma, LA 70360, 985-868-4625, "The Cajun Man," Ron Guidry, personally conducts each tour, stopping to show birds, animals & alligators. The host also sings, plays the guitar, and plays tunes on his Cajun accordion. more...  |
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Cajun Tours and Cruises 709 May Avenue, Houma, LA 70363, 504-872-6157, Tours that depict the Cajun way of life in Lousiana's bayous. Visit an American Indian fishing village, and spot native wildlife on this exciting swap tour. They also offer world-wide tours & cruises and tours throughout the United States. more...  |
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