Capitol Park Museum
Capitol Park Museum is a museum in Louisiana, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. The nearest named place is Huey P Long Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway runs past it.
The story
The Capitol Park Museum is a branch of the Louisiana State Museum located at 660 N. 4th Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. There are two permanent exhibits on the history and culture of Louisiana. The building was designed by New Orleans–based design studio Eskew Dumez Ripple and exhibits were created by Christopher Chadbourne & Associates. Notable objects include the Bayou St. John submarine and Louis Armstrong's childhood bugle.
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Wikidata Q6689294, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- On the Louisiana Scenic Bayou Byway
- On the Great River Road, National
- 1.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Tunica Trace Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- A. Z. Young Park: 0.2 mi
- Seventh Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- BREC Convention Street Park: 0.4 mi
- Victory Park: 0.4 mi
- Louisiana State Welcome Center: 0.2 mi
- USS Kidd: 0.7 mi
- Mississippi River Bridge: 1.2 mi
- Mike the Tiger Habitat: 2.8 mi
- Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension: 5.3 mi
- Pentagon Barracks Museum: 0.2 mi
- Old Arsenal Powder Magazine: 0.3 mi
- LSU Museum of Art: 0.5 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 0.5 mi
- Old State Capitol: 0.5 mi
- Huey P. Long Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Dedicated to you, a free citizen in a free land: 0.3 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 0.3 mi
- Battle of Baton Rouge (1779): 0.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Huey P Long Garden: 0.1 mi
- Never Forget Garden: 0.3 mi
- Barton Arboretum: 4.9 mi
- Florence and Charles Crowder Camellia Collection: 4.9 mi
- Monroe Garden: 5.1 mi
- Burbank Nature Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Wray Nature Reserve: 7.2 mi
- Blackwater Conservation Area: 7.9 mi
- Jones Creek Nature Reserve: 8.7 mi
- South Harrell's Ferry Nature Reserve: 10.6 mi
- Istrouma Bluff: 0.5 mi
- Scott Bluffs: 4.4 mi
- Painted Bluffs: 15.9 mi
- Mallets Bluff: 16.3 mi
- Balls Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Morrisonville: 9.4 mi
- Alma: 15.6 mi
- Anchor: 18.8 mi
- Galveztown: 19.4 mi
- Waterloo: 19.5 mi
- The Crest: 0.5 mi
- The Red Stick Sculpture: 4.7 mi
- 2000: 8.4 mi
- Louisiana Mud Painting Gallery: 11.1 mi
- Denham Spring: 13.6 mi
- Live Oak Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:45 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 19:35 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 06:58 | 16:33 | 17:09 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 70 | 59 | 54 |
| Precip in | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Baton Rouge Metro AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/295180928
Day trips start here
- Port Allen · 1 mi
- Baton Rouge · 2 mi
- River Parishes · 2 mi
- Plaquemine · 12 mi
- Florida Parishes · 22 mi
- New Roads · 23 mi
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