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Lafayette, Louisiana: Pioneer Trading Post

Diseased dummies sit in a Conestoga wagon in the parking lot. Store cluttered with odd items for sale, space aliens, Fiji mermaid, shrunken heads.

Pioneer Trading Post

Address:
5903 Johnston St, Lafayette, LA
Directions:
Johnston St. and Guidry Rd. Look for the clutter of signs.
Phone:
337-984-3599
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Pioneer Trading Post.

Pioneer Trading Post

Very friendly owner. Part antique mall and record store. Some highlights: mermaid, meteorites, dinosaur eggs, aliens, and other animal and oddball attractions. Owners occasionally do a traveling sideshow attraction with store displays.

[Stephen K., 06/12/2022]

Fiji mermaid.

Pioneer Trading Post

The Pioneer Trading Post displays a Fiji Mermaid and shrunken heads!

[Ron Renken, 01/16/2020]

Two dummies in a wagon.

Pioneer Trading Post

Looks... interesting. Mostly an antique store.

[Ron Renken, 01/16/2020]

Outside the store, two dummies are in a state of elegant decay in a Calistoga wagon.


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