Kiddie Mia's 1119 Shreveport-Barksdale Highway, Shreveport, LA 71105, 318-869-3566, A kid friendly amusement venue that offers, paintball, a Big Rig ride, arcade games, and an inflatable bouncy with a ballpit. An extensive menu of hamburgers, hot dogs, corn dogs, pizzas, and more is also available. more... 

Water Town USA 7670 West 70th Street, Shreveport, LA 71129, 318-938-5475, Over a million gallons of water fun await you at this water amusement park that features a large activity pool, tubular slides, a wave pool, and a children's pool. Group rates and birthday packages are available. more... 

Eldorado Casino 451 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport, LA 71101, Downtown Shreveport, 318-220-0711, 877-602-0711, The former Hollywood Casino, the Eldorado is a premier Shreveport casino and hotel that features grand-scale gaming action with 1,430 of the loosest slots in Shreveport and over 60 table games, live entertainment nightly, several restaurants and lounges, including the Vintage Steakhouse; a state-of-the-art spa, and a world-class hotel that offers 403 luxurious suites. more... 

Sam's Town Shreveport 315 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-424-7777, 877-429-0711, Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, Sam's Town features three floors with more than 1,000 slot machines and 30 table games including craps, blackjack, roulette, and three card poker. The hotel offers 514 rooms and suites with upgraded amenities. Two-room Magnolia suites exist on each guest floor. The 23rd floor houses a number of multi-room suites. A variety of continental and international tastes are presented at an assortment of fine and casual dining outlets.  more...

Antioch Baptist Church (circa 1866) 1057 Texas Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-222-7090, Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, this church is the oldest African-American Baptist Congregation in Shreveport.

Historic Caddo Parish Courthouse (circa 1926) 501 Texas Street, Shreveport, LA, 318-226-6801, Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Caddo Parish Courthouse sits on 2.5 acres which was the original site of a courthouse which was used as the State Capital of Louisiana the Civil War. Special features of the courthouse include Rosatta marble walls, pink and gray Tennessee marble with a border of Belgian black marble floors, and bronze lamps.

Holy Trinity Catholic Church (circa mid-1800's) 315 Marshall Street, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-222-9391, The oldest church building in Shreveport, this Romanesque Revival church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and features a main altar made of the purest Italian Carrera marble and over 60 stained glass windows, five of which memorializes five French Catholic priests who died during the yellow fever epidemic of 1873. 

Pioneer Heritage Center 1 University Place, Shreveport, LA 71115, LSU-Shreveport, 318-797-5332, See how early settlers lived during the 1830's through the 1860's at this unique center that features authentic buildings from the pioneer days of Northwest Louisiana including a big house from Caspiana Plantation and a log dogtrot house that are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. 

Historic Caddo Lake Drawbridge (circa 1914) Highway 538 at Caddo Lake, Mooringsport, LA 71060, Located 17 Miles North-Northwest, 318-929-2806, The last surviving Waddell Vertical-lift bridge in Louisiana. more...

Oakland Cemetery 1000 Milam Street, Shreveport, LA 71101, Oakland Cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The earliest tombstone dates back to 1842. At least 16 Shreveport mayors and 1,000 Confederate soldiers are buried there.

Shreveport Water Works Museum 142 North Common Street, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-221-3388, "A scientist's, historian's, and artist's delight", this National Historic Landmark was built during the late Industrial Revolution era and was the last operating steam powered water purification plant in the United States. This building, which is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places, still contains its original turn-of-the-19th century equipment. 

8th Air Force Museum 88 Shreveport Road, Shreveport, LA 71110, Located at Barksdale Air Force Base, 318-456-4171, This museum commemorates those brave people who fought in World War I to the present day battles around the world. Aircrafts are on display and Air Force films are shown daily. more... 

Ark-La-Tex Antique & Classic Vehicle Museum 601 Spring Street, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-222-0227, Located in an original 1927 Graham Truck and Dodge car showroom and assembly area, this unique museum showcases automotive history and features over 40 models of antique and classic vehicles with exhibits rotated every six months.  

Ark-La-Tex Sports Museum of Champions 400 Caddo Street, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-221-8445, This museum features an exhibit for each of the 110 athletes recognized from the area.

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum 3201 Centenary, Shreveport, LA 71104, Open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Karpeles Library is the world's largest private holding of important original manuscripts & documents. There are rotating exhibits on display. more...

Louisiana State Exhibit Museum 3015 Greenwood Road, Shreveport, LA 71133, 318-632-2020, Renowned for its large murals and amazing dioramas that depict the history and culture of Louisiana, this "prehistorical, historical, cultural, scientific and technological educational institution" contains a wide variety of exhibits including prehistoric Indian artifacts and exhibits on Louisiana industry and agriculture. 

Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum 200 South Land Avenue, Oil City, LA 71061, Located 21 Miles North-Northwest, 318-995-6845, The Louisiana State Oil and Gas Museum, the "first public museum dedicated to the oil and gas industry," is housed in a 12,000 square foot, state of the art facility. Various exhibits include the Caddo Indian culture, full size replicas of early Oil City homes, scaled down, functional oil and gas retrieval equipment, and three historic boom town buildings. more...

Meadows Museum of Art 2911 Centenary Boulevard, Shreveport, LA 71104, Campus of Centenary College of Louisiana, 318-869-5169, "Fully accredited by the American Association of Museums", this museum features a permanent collection containing the works of French academic artist, Jean Despujols, that depict the peoples of Indochina, as well as works by Diego Rivera, Clyde Connell, George Grosz, and many more well known artists. A temporary exhibition schedule is also on display at this museum. more... 

Mooringsport Mini Museum Gremen Street at Croom Street, Mooringsport, LA 71060, Located 17 Miles North-Northwest, 318-996-7660, Features of this museum include early 1900 photographs, steamboat artifacts and prints, and Caddo Indian artifacts. more...

MultiCultural Center of the South 401 Texas Street, Shreveport, LA 71101, Located in Downtown Shreveport, 318-424-1380, The MulitCultural Center of the South promotes understanding and appreciation of the history and heritage of the all the ethnicities and 26 cultures represented in Shreveport, Bossier City, the surrounding areas, and the South. The Center includes a multicultural library, retail gift shop, and cultural exhibits. more...

R.W. Norton Art Gallery 4747 Creswell Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71106, 318-865-4201, This museum contains an incomparable collection of American and European art that spans four centuries plus features an impressive collection of American West art by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell. more... 

Southern University Museum of Art 610 Texas Street, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-676-5520, You will find an extensive collection of over 300 pieces of original African American and African art and artifacts at this museum that is dedicate to preserving and promoting African American history and culture. 

Spring Street Historical Museum 525 Spring Street, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-424-0964, Located in one of the oldest buildings in downtown Shreveport that was built in 1865 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this historical museum features the only remaining example of a Victorian castiron grillwork gallery, as well as Civil War artifacts, uniforms and equipment from both World Wars, and antiques and artifacts from the community's past. more... 

Stage of Stars Museum 705 Elvis Presley Avenue, Shreveport, LA 71101, Located in the Municipal Memorial Auditorium, 318-222-9391, 800-551-8682, Located in the historic Municipal Memorial Auditorium, the Stage of Stars Museum displays the magnificent history of this local treasure. This was the site of "The Louisiana Hayride" radio show in the 50s and 60s, and the stage where Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Sr., Johnny Cash, and George Jones have performed as well as former Louisiana governor, Jimmie Davis who wrote "You Are My Sunshine."  more...

Stephens African American Museum 2810 Lindholm Street, Shreveport, LA 71108, 318-635-2147, The Stephens African American Museum features historical documents, art, and memorabilia.

Barnwell Memorial Garden and Art Center 601 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-673-7703, "One of the few combined art and garden centers in the Southwest", this horticulture and art facility features a domed botanical garden conservatory that contains native plantings, tropical plants, and seasonal plants. A sculpture garden is also on site that features a walkthrough bronze sculpture and a fragrance garden. more... 

C. Bickham Dickson Park 70th Street & Bert Kouns, Southeast Shreveport, 318-673-7808, The largest park in Shreveport, this breathtaking 585 acre park features a 200 acre oxbow lake and offers numerous recreational activities including fishing, biking, horseback riding, picnicking, hayrides, and a children's playground.

Chimp Haven 13600 Chimpanzee Place, Keithville, LA 71047, Located 20 Miles Southwest, 318-925-9575, 888-98-CHIMP, Chimp Haven is an independent, nonprofit chimpanzee sanctuary which is federally funded. Here chimpanzees who are no longer needed for biomedical research, entertainment, or no longer wanted as pets enjoy a state-of-the-art indoor bedroom complex, food preparation, outdoor habitats, and a veterinarian. more...

Gardens of the American Rose Center 8877 Jefferson-Paige Road, Shreveport, LA 71119, 318-938-5402, The largest rose garden in North America is located at this rose center that features sixty individually designed rose gardens on 118 acres of blooming beauty. Many of the roses were donated by rose societies from across the United States. more... 

Gators and Friends Alligator Park and Exotic Zoo 11441 Highway 80, Shreveport, LA 71033, Located in Greenwood, 10 Miles West, 318-938-1199, Where you and your family can watch in amazement as giant alligators feed, wrestle and swim. In addition to the huge reptiles, Gators and Friends has a fully stocked petting zoo where you and the kids can walk among tame and cuddly miniature horses, kangaroos, ring-tailed lemurs, deer, coatimundis, goats, llamas, a camel, a capybara (the largest rodent in the world), and even a Scottish cow.  more...

Olde Covered Bridge Garden 6905 Greenwood Road, Shreveport, LA 71129, 318-635-6296, Surrounding a historic bridge, this beautiful display garden contains numerous flowering plants, as well as a duck pond and features a duck parade at 10:30 a.m. daily. 

RiverView Park 601 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport, LA 71101, Featuring the Rose Plaza with 35-foot tall steel roses, a 300-foot long floating dock, and a 200-foot long interactive water plaza.

Sci-Port Discovery Center 820 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport, LA 71101, 318-424-3466, 877-SCI-PORT, People of all ages will love this 67,000 square foot discovery center that features over 200 hands-on experiences, eight interactive discovery areas, and an IMAX Dome Theater. A gift shop and cafe are also located within the center. more... 

Spirit of the Red River Cruise 201 Clyde Fant Parkway, Shreveport, LA 71135, Across from Sci-Port Discovery Center, 318-424-3576, Passengers will learn interesting Red River facts and see historic landmarks and wildlife.