Shreveport - Bossier, Louisiana's Other Side

Exhibit for each of the 110 athletes recognized from the area. Located inside the Shreveport Convention Center.

An unexpected and unpredictable quality arts experience for diverse audiences. The museum features dynamic artists of all disciplines.

One of the few combined art and garden centers in the Southwest. A domed botanical garden conservatory with a fragrance garden for the visually impaired. Visit The Store, a Louisiana Crafts Guild affiliate, which offers traditional and contemporary hand-made works created by imaginative and skilled artisans from across the state. Store hours are 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.

This scenic backway through the piney woods of Northwest Louisiana takes you through Oil City, Vivian, Hosston, Plain Dealing, Sarepta, Shongaloo, Homer and Lisbon, and connects with other alternate routes along the way. Small towns chockful of treasures, history and fine eating. Hwy. 2 through Caddo, Bossier, Webster, and Claiborne parishes.

Retirement sanctuary for chimpanzees. Call or visit our website for a list of Chimpanzee Discovery Days, including hours. A fun learning experience for the entire family. Admission is free.

Features military aircraft, dioramas, gift shop.

Bronze statue of Elvis Presley in front of the Municipal Auditorium, where the king of rock `n' roll performed on the Louisiana Hayride for the first time in October 1954.

Visiting Shreveport-Bossier doesn't have to cost a lot of money. There are plenty of things to do that are absolutely free. Browse this category to explore a large variety of free activities. Download the brochure to see some of the highlights.

Red River history, navigation and exploration. Free admission.

Every four months a new, world class exhibit. Artists change monthly. Free admission. Open Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Murals, frescoes, dioramas, Indian artifacts.

Learn the history of Caddo Parish with interactive exhibits and galleries. See how oil is pumped out of the ground and how people lived in the first part of the 20th century. Hands-on activities and tour of historic buildings offered.

Fully accredited by the American Association of Museums. Located at Centenary College of Louisiana. The museum's permanent collection features works of French academic artist Jean Despujols documenting the people of Indochina. Exciting temporary exhibition schedule presents the highest level of aesthetic achievements of individuals and cultures.

On two sides of the AT&T building, the nation's largest public arts mural covers 25,000 square feet. Visible from I-20, the mural is a unique and monumental time capsule capturing the people of Shreveport, their treasures, tragedies, and triumphs in vivid color and poignant portraiture. Cotton Street and Marshall Street.

Museum of American and European art spanning four centuries and Art of the American West by Frederic Remington and Charles Russell.

Features an interactive water fountain with light and music, a 300-foot-long floating boat dock, a magnificent waterfall that incorporates natural stone and plantings, an arbor and viewing area at the summit of a waterfall.

Welcome to Shreveport-Bossier's Film Trail. In the last few years, we have experienced Hollywood right here in our own backyard. You never know just who you are going to run into such as Kevin Costner, Katie Holmes, Denzel Washington or Diane Keaton, just to name a few. Our cities have become the filming destination for some of the biggest names in the industry. Please pick up a brochure of the self-directed tour. The brochure features locations where major movies were filmed by your favorite movie stars. The signs will describe the locations. So whether you walk the trail or drive to the various sites, you will enjoy the film trail. By the way, if you see any large white trailers, or small yellow signs around town you can be sure that a movie is being filmed nearby. So, make sure you have your camera, because you never know just who you may run into. 888-45 visit. Download the brochure on www.shreveport-bossier.org.

Features more than 300 original pieces of African-American and African art. Open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday by appointment.

Antiques and artifacts exhibited in one of Shreveport's oldest buildings, circa 1865. Listed in The National Register of Historic Places. Original vault, Victorian cast-iron grillwork gallery, maps, videos, Civil War artifacts, uniforms and equipment from both World Wars and much more. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.

The official name is East Kings Highway Park, but this wonderful play area along Old River is known to locals as "the duck pond". Lots of play structures, swings, slides, picnic tables, a waterfront location and, of course, the ducks, make this soft-surfaced playground a great place to spend an afternoon! Open dawn to dusk. Restroom facility available.

The tour is an explosion of culture and history with stops at several of the 15 cultural attractions throughout downtown Shreveport. Learn exciting facts about our history with tour guide, Jan Pettiet, every third Thursday of the month.

Rotating exhibits that depict history and culture of the area. Open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free admission. Evenings and weekends call 318-375-3633 for an appointment.

Interpretive exhibits, hiking trails and picnic area. Trails are well marked, identifying natural features and animal habitats.