Louisiana Old State Capitol - Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Baton Rouge replaced New Orleans as Louisiana's state capital in 1846 and this highly individual castle was erected as the state's new Capitol building. Designed in the style of a medieval castle, complete with turrets and crenellations, it's a building that divided opinions: Mark Twain descried it as "pathetic" that such a thing "should ever have built". The present Capitol building superseded it in 1932 and today the building houses the Museum of Political History.

If you go:
Admission is free and the building is wheelchair accessible. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Phone Numbers:

+1 (225) 342-0500

Toll-free
+1 (800) 488-2968