Car hire in Louisiana is a good idea if you wish to explore the vast Plantation Country where small towns lure visitors with historic sites, heritage museums, antique shops and art galleries. With the area being so sparse, car rental is really the only feasible way to get around easily.
When you make a list of all the unique things Louisiana has to offer visitors, you quickly see the long-lasting influences of the French, Spanish and African past preserved through architecture, music and food. It is not an accident that Louisiana lives by the phrase "laissez les bon temps rouler". Let yourself get lost in the traditions passed down from generation to generation.
At the top of most lists of places to visit in Louisiana you’ll probably find the French Quarter of New Orleans. The streets are full of character formed in a place that has, over the centuries, become a melting pot of European, Caribbean and African influences. Everywhere you go in this unique part of America seems to have a backdrop of music and dancing.
Another great destination with a difference is Avery Island – about a two-hour drive west of New Orleans. Here, in this remarkably scenic setting, you’ll find the home of Tabasco Sauce. You can watch the manufacturing process (a curiously fascinating experience) from chilli plant to bottle.
Of course, no visit to Louisiana would be complete without a trip on a riverboat. Why not spice up your experience by heading to Shreveport – less than a two-hour drive north west of Alexandria – and hopping aboard a riverboat casino? Bon voyage!
