Location: Shreveport
Top Things to do in Shreveport
Top Restaurants in Shreveport
Top 10 Nature & Parks in Shreveport, Louisiana (LA)
The Red River is the heart and soul of Shreveport, a cultural and gaming center on the Louisiana/Texas border. Riverboat casinos evoke the glamour and mystery of the past while providing modern travelers with thrills and excitement. If the tables aren't your style, take a trip over the neon-lit Texas Street Bridge to the horse-racing at Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, Shreveport's thriving sister city. Visitors can unwind in one of Shreveport's botanical oases and enjoy the area's fine waterfront dining, shopping and entertainment. Shreveport sizzles in the summertime but has a temperate climate for the rest of the year.
Restaurants in Shreveport
1. A C Steere Park
2. Walter B Jacobs Memorial Nature Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
A nature park featuring over 5 miles of forested hiking trails. A visitor center with exhibits and live animals and an outdoor aviary featuring live birds of prey, including a bald eagle and several species of owls. Public programs, events, and festivals are held regularly and are always free of charge. Tours and classes are offered for groups by reservation.
Reviewed By O609LDscotts
Nice trails with many forks and options to go any distance you want. As a bonus they have rescued birds of pray that you can see up close in outdoor enclosures...I have never been that close to owls or a bald eagle
3. Jubilee Zoo
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 41 reviews
Jubilee Zoo is your Family Fun Facility. We feature a Petting Zoo, Pony Rides, Bounce Houses, Exotic Animals, Playground/Picnic area, and our awesome Safari Hay Ride! Our covered, mist-cooled, petting zoo area makes for comfortable visiting in most weather. Join us for Reunions, Birthdays, Field Trips, Company Picnics, Sport or Scout events, and any time for Family Fun!Fun abounds at Jubilee Zoo. Pet and feed the animals, ride the carousel ponies, tour the zoo on our awesome safari hay ride, bounce in the inflatables and enjoy the seasonal Water Play Splash Pad/playground area. Please note, Jubilee Zoo is an interactive petting zoo/family park - not a large zoological facility. We have no government funding. Our animal residents are chosen for their ability to safely interact with our visitors. We do not display large carnivores - no lions, tigers, or bears. Please see our website for Seasonal Hours
4. Duck PondI
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By daylilyrx
This is really not a pond, but an old drainage ditch. It has been here forever and it is called the Duck Pond because there are a lot of ducks. Bring something, bread, to feed them . They are funny but an attraction for small children. This runs along an area that is quite long. There is pllayground eqipment, tables to eat sack lunches, walking paths. If you have't been there and have kids, go and feed the ducks.
5. Shreveport Aquarium
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 187 reviews
DISCOVER …an underwater world of wonder. Travel through brightly colored coral reefs, creaking shipwrecks, dark ocean caves and tropical lagoons. Marvel at the variety and diversity in our unique galleries and get up close and other cool creatures in one of our many touch tanks. Handfeed our stingrays, touch our moon jellies, observe shark feedings and more! Hunt for treasure, gems, gold and fossils in Louisiana's only indoor mining experience. Enjoy holiday experiences like Mutiny at the A-SCARE-ium in October and BELIEVE! The Magic of Christmas in December. VIP tours, camps, parties and fieldtrips are available.
Reviewed By K91709Reviewer
I would tell anyone, with a couple of hours to spare, to visit this aquarium if they like aquariums in general. Sharks, seahorses, moray eels, rays, and beautiful tropical fish. My husband and I went mid January on a Thursday at noon, which was a perfect adventure for a rainy day. We spent 2 hours leisurely walking through the aquarium. But for maybe 5 other guests, we had the place to ourselves which was great. The staff is very knowledgeable and passionate about the sea life. I didn't find a single person "rude". We are "seniors" so we got in for $10 each, a fair price for our adventure - but we would have paid the $13 regular price as well. We couldn't purchase those discounted tickets online, but had no problem getting in because of when we went. We are from Southern California and know first hand what larger aquariums offer, and we are still glad that we went. I would not take a child under the age of 5 because I don't think they would truly "appreciate" the experience. Part of the fun is learning from the docents which obviously a toddler isn't going to do.
6. Gardens of the American Rose Center
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 80 reviews
Operated by the American Rose Society, the 42 acres of this research and garden facility feature 20,000 blooms.
