Destinations · Louisiana
Acadiana
LA · 30.2300, -92.0100
Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway and Promised Land Scenic Byway are 2 of 5 signed byways within 30 miles of Acadiana, Louisiana.
Understand
Acadiana or Cajun Country spreads over the prairies and bayous of SW Louisiana. Acadiana is a reference to the large population of Acadians, descendants of French speakers expelled from Nova Scotia by the British. These Louisiana Acadians are known as Cajuns, an English corruption of Acadiens.
The same roads run past Lafayette, where they are ranked and described in full.
Day-trip loops
Ready-made loops for Acadiana are growing. What is within reach is measured today; plan a live day trip and the engine routes it now.
Within reach
Measured from Byway's own registries, 30 miles around town.
Scenic byways
- Jean Lafitte Scenic Byway · 1 mi
- Promised Land Scenic Byway · 3 mi
- The Real French Destination Scenic Byway · 5 mi
- Bayou Teche Scenic Byway · 7 mi · national
- Zydeco Cajun Prairie Scenic Byway · 16 mi
Named places
- Mosaic Arch · 0 mi
- Simcoe Park · 0 mi
- Sterling Grove Historic District · 0 mi
- Downtown Lafayette Arch · 0 mi
- Parc International · 1 mi
- City Park · 1 mi
- Lafayette Science Museum · 1 mi
- Children's Museum of Acadiana · 1 mi
A day out of Acadiana, planned on real roads
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More day-trip bases nearby
- Lafayette · 1 mi
- South Central Louisiana · 1 mi
- St. Martinville · 13 mi
- Henderson · 14 mi
- Rayne · 15 mi
- Cajun Prairie · 17 mi