Overview
Jennings is in Southwest Louisiana.
1 sights · 1 things to do · 1 places to eat · 1 places to stay
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Best things about Jennings
W.H Tupper General Merchandise Museum
An old-timey mercantile as it was when it closed in 1949 and history museum with old telephone switchboards and penny-farthings, etc.
Gator Chateau
This unique place will allow you the chance to hold a baby gator - how novel is that? A center for alligator education and displaced baby alligator habilitation until they can be released into the wild. Adjacent to the f…
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Oct–May. Summer highs reach about 92°F; winter lows dip to about 42°F. Very hot (Jun, Jul, Aug) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Jun and Jan. (climate data from nearby Baton Rouge)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- LCH Lake Charles Regional Airport, Lake Charles — 34 mi away. Directions
- LFT Lafayette Regional Airport, Lafayette — 40 mi away. Directions
- MSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, New Orleans — 144 mi away (major hub). Directions
Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning W.H Tupper General Merchandise Museum
- Lunch Greens Cafe
- Afternoon Gator Chateau
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
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Understand
Jennings was born as a railroad town, then segued into oil and gas exploration and became the site of the first oil well to produce in Louisiana. It's part of the Acadiana prairie region and caters to travelers along I-10.
See
See W.H Tupper General Merchandise Museum
An old-timey mercantile as it was when it closed in 1949 and history museum with old telephone switchboards and penny-farthings, etc.
Do
Do Gator Chateau
This unique place will allow you the chance to hold a baby gator - how novel is that? A center for alligator education and displaced baby alligator habilitation until they can be released into the wild. Adjacent to the facility is a settler's cabin replica, oil derrick, and pond to represent a snippet of Acadiana.
Buy
Shop Walmart Supercenter
Eat
Eat Greens Cafe
Has some local cuisine such as catfish.
Sleep
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