Danielle & Karnell
Things To Do & Eat
Cajun Food Tours
The best way to experience the flavor of Louisiana! Choose from cozy bus tours or casual paced-walking tours to learn the history, love the culture and, best of all, stop to taste the renowned Cajun delights that make our area so unique. We love to share our passion for Acadiana! Bus tours pick up from many Lafayette hotels. Tour prices include all the fun & all the food. Food tours are ~3 hrs.
Downtown Lafayette
Downtown Lafayette provides a rich and unique experience for groups, large or small. Whether your interest is to visit, shop, dine, play Downtown has something for everyone from galleries to restaurants and everything in between. Home of Downtown Alive!, a spring and fall concert series, and 2nd Saturday ArtWalk as well as over 80 events annually, Downtown is your center for events and fun.
Vermilionville Living History Museum & Historic Village
Vermilionville is a 23-acre historic and folklife park along the banks of the Bayou Vermilion that depicts the Acadian, Creole and Native American cultures from the time period 1765 – 1890. This historic village features guided tours, costumed artisans, live music, cooking school, dance lessons, boat tours, and a gift shop that will leave you overjoyed with history and culture.
Cypress Lake
If you’re looking to get a view of South Louisiana’s unique wildlife and landscapes swing by the beautiful Cypress Lake on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, LA. You will see swampland, cypress trees, alligators, turtles, fish, birding and so much more.
Avery Island
Ever wonder what it would be like to visit the home of TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce? Well, Avery Island, Louisiana is a place where doing things slowly ensures doing them right. From the unique feel of the South Louisiana marshes and bayous to the nature preserve inhabited by indigenous plants and animals, Avery Island is TABASCO® homegrown goodness at its finest. When you are ready for the hot stuff, you can go back in time and visit our history museum and then go through the process: experience the plants growing in our greenhouse; barrels of mash aging in our warehouse, the smell of sauce in our blending vats, view the bottling and learn about distribution. Other fun displays: Learn more about Avery Island and our conservation efforts, feel like your down in the salt mine in our salt mine display, shop in our Country Store, eat in our restaurant "1868" and explore our Jungle Gardens. A full day of fun!
Boudin
To best understand a people and place look to the foods they eat on the run, those iconic handheld meals — quick, filling, portable, tasty. In Lafayette and the surrounding towns and parishes of Acadiana that fast food is boudin. Simply and affectionately referred to as “links,” boudin is a roughly half-pound, half-foot length of sausage available for purchase in most every local meat market, grocery store, and gas station. A perfect way to explore the region is to try one boudin after another, link after steaming hot link, to form a chain that connects, or literally links, the Cajun prairie towns to the Creole bayou communities. Click the link for a list of boudin places in Lafayette, LA.
Poboys
Throughout the U.S., you'll find a sandwich tied to just about every region of the country. The North claims the Reuben, lobster roll, Philly cheesesteak and pastrami on rye. Here in Louisiana, the po'boy reigns as a Southern sandwich staple with nearly hundreds of regional restaurants, diners and even gas stations claiming they serve the best. Buttery, toasted French bread stuffed with everything from fried shrimp, crawfish, oysters and catfish, the po'boy can also be found in variations that include pulled pork, roast beef, fried chicken and Vietnamese bánh mì. It is recommended to order the humble po'boy "dressed," which includes lettuce, tomatoes and mayonnaise. Click the link for a list of poboy places in Lafayette, LA!
Borden's
Dating back to the 1800s, Borden’s became one of the most recognized dairy brands with its iconic Elsie the Cow mascot. Visitors to Lafayette can savor a blast from the past in the very last Borden’s in the world. The Lafayette outpost has been a mainstay since 1940 and still serves old-fashioned ice cream malts, shakes, sodas, and scoops as well as ice-cold milk right out of the machine. It’s the perfect ending to a sweet trip to Lafayette.