Highest-rated museums in Louisiana by visitors

Museums are popular tourist attractions because they provide fun ways to learn about history, science, and culture. As stewards of our civilization, they collect and exhibit items of significant importance, typically based around a theme, topic, or place. Many cover areas like art, natural history, or science, but some museums dedicate themselves to highly specific topics like mustard, play, hot air balloons, and even funeral history. Ultimately, museums present a window into different eras of society so people can learn about the past.

Collecting, preserving, and displaying items is not a new idea. The dates to about 530 B.C., a project of Princess Ennigaldi-Nanna, a Babylonian who had a collection of Mesopotamian artifacts. The oldest public museums still in existence are the Capitoline Museums in Rome, a collection of art and archeology museums . America's oldest museum predates our country's founding. The Charleston Museum, a preservation of South Carolinian Lowcountry history,.

Museums are important not just because they preserve important elements of our history and culture but also because they can improve our well-being. Naturally, museums promote education and learning and can also bring joy. Researchers studying art museums found that they can. Quiet museum environments allow people to slow down and relax, and looking at exhibits. Museums also foster community by hosting events, activities, and tours that encourage social interaction.

No wonder they attract nearly.

With over in the country to choose from, there's something for everyone. compiled a list of the highest-rated museums in Louisiana on Tripadvisor as of Aug. 11, 2025. Tripadvisor rankings factor in the average rating and number of reviews. Keep reading to see what museums are in your own home state.

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#30. Mardi Gras Museum of Costumes and Culture

- Rating: 4.5/5 (154 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#29. Vue Orleans

- Rating: 4.7/5 (57 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#28. Cabildo

- Rating: 4.2/5 (454 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#27. Memorial Hall Confederate Civil War Museum

- Rating: 4.3/5 (604 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#26. Capitol Park Museum - Louisiana State Museum

- Rating: 4.7/5 (265 reviews)
- City: Baton Rouge
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#25. Bonnie and Clyde Ambush Museum

- Rating: 4.1/5 (184 reviews)
- City: Gibsland
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#24. New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum

- Rating: 3.4/5 (884 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#23. Ogden Museum of Southern Art

- Rating: 4.4/5 (654 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#22. Gallier House

- Rating: 4.7/5 (178 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#21. R. W. Norton Art Gallery

- Rating: 4.7/5 (382 reviews)
- City: Shreveport
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#20. Shreveport Water Works Museum

- Rating: 4.7/5 (152 reviews)
- City: Shreveport
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#19. LSU Rural Life Museum

- Rating: 4.6/5 (380 reviews)
- City: Baton Rouge
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#18. New Orleans Jazz Museum

- Rating: 4.0/5 (680 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#17. Backstreet Cultural Museum

- Rating: 4.6/5 (376 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#16. Frenchmen Art Bazaar

- Rating: 4.4/5 (189 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#15. USS Kidd

- Rating: 4.6/5 (665 reviews)
- City: Baton Rouge
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#14. Louisiana's Old State Capitol

- Rating: 4.6/5 (737 reviews)
- City: Baton Rouge
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#13. Acadian Village

- Rating: 4.3/5 (411 reviews)
- City: Lafayette Lafayette Parish
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#12. The Historic New Orleans Collection

- Rating: 4.7/5 (709 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#11. Audubon Insectarium

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,489 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#10. The Presbytere

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,016 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#9. New Orleans Museum of Art

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,178 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#8. Vermilionville

- Rating: 4.5/5 (896 reviews)
- City: Lafayette Lafayette Parish
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#7. Hermann-Grima House

- Rating: 4.7/5 (665 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#6. The Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden at NOMA

- Rating: 4.8/5 (1,411 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#5. New Orleans Pharmacy Museum

- Rating: 4.5/5 (1,210 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#4. Whitney Plantation

- Rating: 4.8/5 (1,906 reviews)
- City: Wallace
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#3. The Sazerac House

- Rating: 4.9/5 (492 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#2. Mardi Gras World

- Rating: 4.4/5 (4,526 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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#1. The National WWII Museum

- Rating: 4.8/5 (31,280 reviews)
- City: New Orleans
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This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 51 states.

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