Louisiana State Fisheries Museum 580 Jean Lafitte Boulevard, Lafitte, LA 70076, Located directly on the bayou, this museum presents artifacts that chronicle the life in the fishing villages of Louisiana. Admission is only $1dollar. more... 

Jean Lafitte National Park On Barataria Boulevard, Highway 45, 504-589-2330, Includes over nine miles of hiking trails, and nearly 30 miles of waterways and bayous. There are picnic areas and canoe launches and some of the trails are wheelchair accessible. A daily ranger guided walking tour takes place at 2 p.m. and the rangers guide canoe treks weekly on Sunday mornings, and monthly at night during the full moon.  more...

Barataria Preserve 6588 Barataria Boulevard, Lafitte, LA 70072, Marrero, One of six sites that comprise the Jean Lafitte National Park. This preserve offers a look at an ecosystem that includes natural levee forests, bayous, swamps, and marshes. The visitor center offers exhibit and a 25-minute film. more...

Lil Cajun Swamp Tours 9640 Barataria Boulevard, Lafitte, LA 70072, Crown Point, Highway 301, 504-689-3213, 800-689-3213, A great opportunity to learn how those Cajuns really do catch all of that shrimp. You will spend four to six hours aboard the "Cajun Moon." The tour includes a seafood dinner and drinks. more...

Louisiana Swamp Tours 9708 Barataria Boulevard, Lafitte, LA 70072, Crown Point, Highway 301, 504-689-3599, 888-30-SWAMP, This company offers two tours daily, year-round. Visitors can take the tour by tour boat or airboat and travel deep into the swamps. You will be able to see gators and all types of swamp wildlife. more...

Southern Seaplane #1 Coquille Drive, Lafitte, LA 70037, Belle Chasse, 504-394-5633, See the swamps, marshes, and bayous of Louisiana from a vantage point few experience. You can cruise above and be shown interesting things that others don't get to see. more...