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Jean Lafitte, Louisiana - Barataria Museum
This is a small town museum at its finest. It is about life in the little wetland town, the pirate Jean Lafitte, and the local wildlife. As a special bonus, the museum has a number of animatronics, including Jean Lafitte interrupting the museum's multi-media show, a gator telling you stories, and woodland creatures that bob around as you read the exhibits. The desk employee, Jill, had family in the multi-media show, and there were even photos of her as a kid in the exhibits. She gave us great firsthand stories. Just up the street is another small museum with marionette dioramas depicting scenes from Jean Lafitte's life. A short drive from New Orleans, and well worth a visit!
[Chris N, 12/10/2019]- Address:
- 4917 City Park Drive, Jean Lafitte, LA
- Directions:
- Leo E. Kerner Multipurpose Complex. 20 miles south of New Orleans. LA-45 to Jean Lafitte, then left onto City Park Drive. Drive past the Jean Lafitte Auditorium the the City Park Multipurpose Complex. The museum is there.
- Hours:
- Tu-Su 10-4 (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 504-689-7888
- Admission:
- Adults $6.
Las Vegas, Nevada - Glow-in-the-Dark KISS Mini-Golf
It's a neat place to see if touring in the hotel, but don't make a visit just for it. There is a lot of memorabilia here.
[RPaige, 12/10/2019]- Address:
- 3700 W. Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV
- Directions:
- Inside the Masquerade Village at the Rio All-Suite Hotel And Casino.
- Hours:
- Daily 10 am - midnight (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 702-558-6256
- Admission:
- $12 for 18 holes
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
Boothbay Harbor, Maine - Captain Brown: Giant Old Salt Fisherman
Captain Brown is decorated for the holidays! December 2019.
[Greg Parsons, 12/10/2019]Browns Wharf Motel and Restaurant
- Address:
- 121 Atlantic Ave., Boothbay Harbor, ME
- Directions:
- South of town on the bay side of Atlantic Ave., overlooking the parking lot of the Browns Wharf Inn and Restaurant.
- Phone:
- 207-633-5440
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
West Blocton, Alabama - West Blocton Coke Ovens
The park is situated among the ruins of 467 ovens that were capable of producing 600 tons of coke daily. There are four rows of the remains of the Cahaba Coal Company's coke ovens. During the Great Depression, the ovens provided shelter for hobos.
Oven construction began in 1887. and the first coke was produced in 1888. Coke is one of the three ingredients to make iron in a blast furnace (the others are iron ore and limestone).
Today, the park features walking trails, picnic tables, boardwalk, and an old small train engine. The park hosts several events during the year (Easter Egg Hunt, Tinsel Trail, Farmers Market, Town Christmas Tree Lighting and much more).
[Kandi Smith, 12/10/2019]West Blocton Coke Ovens Park
- Address:
- 1961 Cahaba River Dr, West Blocton, AL
- Directions:
- SW of Birmingham, from I-20, exit 97 for US-11 S/AL-5 toward W, left onto AL-5 S/US-11 S (signs for WestBlocton/Centreville), left onto AL-5 S, then left onto Blocton Bypass to the park.
- Hours:
- Daily 7-5 (Call to verify)
- Phone:
- 205-938-7622
- Admission:
- Free
Miami Beach, Florida - The Egg
Also known as The Betsy Orb. Located behind the Betsy Hotel.
[Dan Mozgai, 12/10/2019]- Address:
- 1499 Ocean Court, Miami Beach, FL
- Directions:
- At the east end of 14th St., just before it meets Ocean Drive, turn north onto Ocean Court, a one-way alley. Drive a hundred yards, You'll see The Egg suspended above you.
- Hours:
- Lit at night.
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Some of the exhibits came from the now-defunct Louisiana Marine Fisheries Museum.