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Highlights of the GRR in Louisiana. Baton Rouge: Visit the Old State Capitol or brush up on local history at the Rural Life Museum. Cajun Country: This area of Louisiana offers historic architecture, moss-covered monuments, and abundant wildlife.
Plan your trip on the Great River Road from Minnesota to Louisiana with these recommended sights and maps.
Driving between Baton Rouge and New Orleans can be a journey into the past. The 100-mi (161-km) traverse known as Plantation Alley may well prove unforgettable, if your senses can handle the juxtaposition of refined domestic design alongside reminders of the enduring cruelty of slavery.
West of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, a world away from the grand houses lining the Mississippi River, the watery world known as Cajun Country spreads along the Gulf of Mexico. If you have the time to explore, the region offers an incredible range of delights for all the senses: antebellum plantation houses and moss-covered monuments set amid ...
There’s no better place to get a feel for this part of Louisiana. Heading on from St. Francisville, race south down US-61 to Baton Rouge or head west across the river on the John James Audubon Bridge toward Louisiana’s legendary Cajun Country.
Explore Baton Rouge on the Great River Road to learn about Louisiana history, visit the Old State Capitol, and get a taste of local flavor.
From the Superdome, take the US-90 bridge south across the river to Gretna, where you can join the Belle Chasse Highway (Hwy-23), which follows alongside the river for about 75 mi (121 km), ending up at Venice, still 12 mi (19.3 km) from the gulf, on the fringes of the Delta National Wildlife Refuge.
Drive the Great River Road through Iowa's rolling plains and along the western banks of the mighty Mississippi River. Cross-Country Adventures on America's Two-Lane Highways Guides
The Great River Road begins in Itasca State Park and stair-steps along occasionally unpaved but well-graded backcountry roads through a mix of northern boreal forest, tree farms, and hayfields, all the while staying as close to its namesake as possible.
For the first 20-odd mi (32 km) south from Hannibal, the GRR ascends and descends the densely wooded tops of bluffs, pausing at scenic turnouts for views across the Mississippi Valley, here many miles wide.