"Rock Star" road tripper checking in! Self-proclaimed anyway! Road trips and visits to all 50 states are my game. Find your next road trip destinations here. Fill your bucket list with fantastic US journeys. I love road trips and spare no effort in making my travels and experiences inviting for members of the road-tripping family! Pick a trip you want to take, or get inspired to plan your own. - - The Driveby Tourist (or call me Stan!)
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After some indecision on which attractions to visit today, I decided to see the south end of the Great River Road. So, let’s get on with it. Oh, by the way. Here’s the link to the preview post about this trip. South end of the Great River Road About 75 miles south of New Orleans lies Venice, the last town on Louisiana Highway 23. Although the road runs another five miles, it’s to service the oil field and fishing operations on the Gulf. There isn’t a sign that says “End of Great River Road” or words to that effect! Here’s a picture of the sign that stands at the southern end. “Welcome. You have reached the southernmost point in Louisiana.” Fort Jackson About 10 miles north of Venice, an old fort, built about 1825 to 1830, guards the river. There’s only the remaining brick and rock walls and a concrete lookout stand by the river. The Visitor Center wasn’t open on the day I visited. (Typical for “off-season,” I guess.) It's just a bunch of old walls and concrete! You can imagine what it looks like! Jean Lafitte National Historic Park Actually, this section of the park is where the Battle of New Orleans took place. It’s one part of a six-location park preserving the history of Jean Lafitte. Jean Lafitte was either a pirate or a pirateer, depending on who’s telling the story! In this case, he and his men fought with General Andrew Jackson to defeat the British at the end of the War of 1812. The park’s locations include a visitor center co-located with the next park below. New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park This park has a small visitor center in the French Quarter. The park gives some history of jazz and of the native people who lived in the area. In practice, the park can be seen as encompassing the entire French Quarter because of NOLA’s history with jazz. Po Boy Sandwiches! (And Jackson Square) The sandwich is not an actual place, but these sandwiches are synonymous with New Orleans! I had a shrimp po' boy for dinner! Excellent! Delicious! Sorry, I didn’t get a picture of the sandwich. It disappeared too quickly! But I did include a picture from Jackson Square in the French Quarter. Take the rest of the night off! More tomorrow. (Or the next day.) Thanks for following… The Driveby Tourist “Team” Note: These will be quick notes at the end of the day. I’ll send them “regularly.” Please excuse grammatical errors as I’m doing these on the fly! |
Stan Wiebe
"Rock Star" road tripper checking in! Self-proclaimed anyway! Road trips and visits to all 50 states are my game. Find your next road trip destinations here. Fill your bucket list with fantastic US journeys. I love road trips and spare no effort in making my travels and experiences inviting for members of the road-tripping family! Pick a trip you want to take, or get inspired to plan your own. - - The Driveby Tourist (or call me Stan!)
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