Blue Bayou Waterpark - Blue Bayou has over 20 water rides. Favorites are the "Mad Moccasin," "Conja" and "Racers."
Memorial Stadium - 21,395-seat football stadium. Was built in 1956 in memory of the men and women who fought and served Baton Rouge during the two World Wars and the Korean War.
Pete Maravich Assembly Center - The "PMAC" is a 13,472-seat multi-purpose arena. The arena opened in 1972, and is home to the LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers basketball teams, volleyball team and gymnastics team. It was originally known as the "LSU Assembly Center," but was renamed in memory of Pete Maravich, a Tiger basketball legend, shortly after his death in 1988.
Baton Rouge Zoo - BREC’s Baton Rouge Zoo is home to over 1,800 animals from around the world. The Baton Rouge Zoo was the first zoo in Louisiana to achieve the distinguished honor of being accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
Capitol Lakes - located north of the State Capitol.
Dixie Landin' Amusement Park - Dixie Landin' contains 26 rides, 10 games and more. Contains such rides as the "Ragin' Cajun," "Flyin' Tigers," "Gilbeau's Galaxi" and "The Glimmer."
Louisiana Arts and Science Museum - Contains art and science galleries, an Ancient Egypt Gallery and traveling exhibitions featuring content by world renowned artists. LASM is also home to the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium and ExxonMobil Space Theater, which offers fulldome digital planetarium shows and large-format films.
LSU Museum of Art - located within the Shaw Center for the Arts. LSU MOA's permanent collection consists of about 4,000 objects with an emphasis placed on American, British, and, in particular, Louisiana art.
Louisiana Museum of Natural History - Was founded in 1936 and is one of the nation's largest natural history museums, with holdings of over 2.5 million specimens. As the only comprehensive research museum in the south-central United States, the Museum fulfills a variety of scientific and educational roles. Contains two main exhibit areas, one in the Textile and Costume Museum, the other in the Museum of Natural Science.
LSU Rural Life Museum - Commemorates the contributions made by Baton Rouge's various cultural groups through interpretive programs and events throughout the year.
Old State Capitol - Louisiana's Old State Capitol Center for Political and Governmental History houses several interactive state-of-the-art exhibits including "Huey Long Live! The Kingfish Speaks", "We The People," "The Governor Huey P. Long Assassination Exhibit" and more.
Poplar Grove Plantation - Began life not as a home but as the Bankers' Pavilion at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition of 1884 in New Orleans. The exposition was held at what is today Audubon Park in uptown New Orleans. Was moved upriver on a barge in 1886 and became the home of sugar planter Horace Wilkinson and his wife, Julia.
Shaw Center for the Arts - Performing-art venue and fine arts museum located at 100 Lafayette Street downtown.
Mall at Cortana is the largest mall in Baton Rouge and the State of Louisiana at over 1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2) with over 110 stores and five anchor department stores.
Mall of Louisiana is a two-level 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) upscale shopping mall with over 150 stores, including five department stores and a large food court. An expansion, known as "The Boulevard" is under construction currently, once complete will add 25 more stores and restaurants. A recently opened 15 screen theater "The Rave" is also part of the addition.
Perkins Rowe is an urban village that contains over 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2) of retail. It houses many stores, restaurants, a Cinemark Movie Theater, and two future hotels.[3]
Siegen MarketPlace is a large power center that contains many national chain retailers and restaurants.
Tanger Outlet is an outlet shopping center located in Gonzales, a southern suburb of Baton Rouge. It contains over 50 outlet stores and a recently completed expansion and renovation.
Towne Center is a 400,000 sq ft (37,000 m2) open-air shopping center located in the heart of Baton Rouge. It contains a mix of local and national retailers, restaurants, and an extended stay hotel.