Local Fun

	With an old style general store, great grill, a paddlewheel boat tour and great lodging, Uncertain General Store and Grill is a great place to travel and enjoy local Texas culture! Visit their website and check it out!
	Come feed a gator! Gators and Friends is located right here in Shreveport and offers local fun and a chance to see these magnificent animals in action. We also have a petting zoo, come visit us!
	Ever wanted to see a giraffe? Caldwell Zoo is the regions largest and most comprehensive zoo and offers a day worth of fun and learning! Come see the penguins and the tigers, it will be a day you won't forget!
	Great live entertainment and awesome food await you at Auntie Skinner's Riverboat Club! Come listen to the best local bands in the region and keep an eye out for events that we hold, such as the Boo Benefit concert!
	Visit the home of the T-Bone Walker Blues Festival at Music City Texas Theater, and listen to great local live music in a relaxed, fun atmosphere!
	Eighth Air Force Museum See up close and personal the great and now very rare collection of Air Force aircraft that won WWII. The museum displays 28 aircraft and missiles on 9 acres.The museum tells the story of Historic Barksdale AFB, 2d Bomb Wing, and the "Mighty Eighth" synonymous with WWII action over the skies of war-torn Europe.
	Barnwell Garden and Art Center The Barnwell Garden & Art Center has a unique Shreveport location with charm, history and a spectacular water view on the Red River. At the Barnwell Center you'll find visual exhibitions, art classes and a domed botanical garden featuring tropical plants. The store at the Barnwell Center, a fine crafts gallery features one of a kind contemporary handmade works created by skilled artisians from across the state.
	West Edge Artists' Co-op is an association of painters, sculptors, photographers and mixed-media artists based in the Shreveport-Bossier area. West Edge installs art exhibits in varied locations across the city.
	Sci-Port Louisiana's Science Center Sci-Port Discovery Center is a 92,000 square-foot science and entertainment center in Shreveport-Bossier featuring over 290 science, space science, math, and technology exhibits. Sci-Port is located on the downtown Shreveport Riverfront.
	Gardens of the American Rose Center Whether your interests include experiencing the extraordinary beauty of nature at its best, or exciting special events, the Gardens of the American Rose Center can fulfill your desires. Enjoy a leisurely stroll along the garden paths & admire over 20,000 roses and beautiful garden features, including our playground and picnic areas.
	TNT Express "All Aboard!' the TNT Express; the FREE Thursday Night Trolley tour which rolls through Downtown Shreveport every third Thursday of the month, taking visitors to downtown art, cultural and science attractions including museums, galleries and historical sites.
	Exotic Cat Sanctuary Yogie and Friends is the only sanctuary in Louisiana's for rescued, abused, neglected, and unwanted big, exotic cats.It’s home to 7 tigers, 6 lions, 3 African Servals, 2 Cougars, 1 Black Leopard, and 1 Bobcat and are 100% volunteer driven, non-profit rescue.
	Louisiana Folklife Center The Louisiana Folklife Center documents and presents Louisiana's unique cultures & traditions, primarily with the NSU Folk Festival held each year during the third full weekend in July.
	Walter B. Jacobs Memorial Nature Park 160-acre pine-oak-hickory forest dedicated to connecting the people of the Ark-La-Tex with nature through interpretation and recreation.
	Fourth Friday Astronomy Friday, July 24th - Friday, December 25th Every Fourth Friday of the month Sci-Port celebrates The International Year of Astronomy with programs at 4pm for the general public.