Sights in Lafayette
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Vermilionville
The Vermilionville, a restored/re-created 19th-century Cajun village, wends along the bayou. Friendly, costumed docents explain Cajun, Creole and Native American history; local bands perform most Sundays.
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Acadiana Center for the Arts
In the heart of downtown, the Acadiana Center for the Arts maintains three chic galleries and hosts dynamic theater, lectures and special events.
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Children's Museum of Acadiana
The Children's Museum of Acadiana encourages kids of all ages to romp through bizarre 'real life' sets, like an operating room, a TV studio and a bank.
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University Art Museum
The sleek University Art Museum hosts beautifully curated exhibits, often with an educational bent.
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Acadian Cultural Center
The best NPS museum in Cajun Country is the Acadian Cultural Center.
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Acadian Village
Less flashy than Vermilionville is Acadian Village, where you follow a brick path around a rippling bayou to restored houses, craftsman barns and a church. If you’re lucky enough to be there on a day when Mr Manville is minding the school house, be sure to sit a spell. The octogenarian shares stories of his childhood, plays a tune on his fiddle, tells a joke or two and kisses the ladies’ hands – always the Cajun gentleman.
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