Thrift store
Bargain World Thrift Store
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Places worth a visit, open on your own schedule — museums and the archive today, trails and campgrounds soon. Browse, then rally your krewe for a day out.
The rooms that keep late hours — bars, clubs, and live music across Louisiana. Open most nights; check with the venue before you drive.
Hitting the thrift shops? Plan a thrift run— pick your shops and we’ll work out the order that drives the least, with a lunch stop in the middle. Print it and go.
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Museum
Bayou Teche Museum
New Iberia · Southwest Louisiana
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Museum
Beauregard Parish Museum
DeRidder · Southwest Louisiana
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Museum
Brimstone Museum
Sulphur · Southwest Louisiana
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ParkFree
Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge
Bell City · Southwest Louisiana
Coastal marsh; waterfowl and shorebirds
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Museum
Cameron Prairie NWR Visitor Center
Cameron · Southwest Louisiana
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Thrift store
Carc
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Carc Treasure Chest
Jennings · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale · consignment
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Thrift store
Carc Treasure Chest
DeRidder · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Carc Treasure Chest
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Museum
Central School Arts & Humanities Center
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
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Thrift store
Cherie's Treasure Chest
Jennings · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Chrysta's Closet
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Clothes Depot
DeRidder · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Festival
Contraband Days
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Pirate-themed festival on the shores of Lake Charles; rides, music, food, and boat races.
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Bar
Crying Eagle Brewing Company
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Southwest Louisiana's brewery, named for the Atakapa chief — a wide taproom and a lawn for live music.
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Thrift store
Dazzle Up
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale · consignment
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Museum
DeQuincy Railroad Museum
DeQuincy · Southwest Louisiana
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Museum
DeQuincy Town Hall Museum
DeQuincy · Southwest Louisiana
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Thrift store
Geaux Styles by Ronnie
Leesville · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Club
Golden Nugget Lake Charles
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Lake Charles's glittering floor — concerts, clubs, and a late-night boardwalk.
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Thrift store
Goodwill Stores
Sulphur · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Goodwill Stores
Jennings · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Goodwill Stores
Leesville · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Goodwill Stores
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Goodwill Stores
DeRidder · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Goodwill Stores
Sulphur · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Goodwill Stores
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Goodwill Stores
DeRidder · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Goodwill Stores
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Museum
Historic City Hall Arts & Cultural Center
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
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Museum
Imperial Calcasieu Museum
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
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Thrift store
Jan's Jack and Jill Resale Shop
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Museum
Jeanerette Museum
Jeanerette · Southwest Louisiana
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Thrift store
Junk & Disorderly
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Thrift store
Junk Drawer Thrift
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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ParkFree
Kisatchie National Forest - Vernon Ranger District
Leesville · Southwest Louisiana
Part of Kisatchie National Forest
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Club
L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
The contraband-bayou resort — stages, bars, and a casino that never quite sleeps.
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ParkFree
Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Arthur · Southwest Louisiana
Freshwater marsh; waterfowl wintering area
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Museum
Leatherwood Museum
Oakdale · Southwest Louisiana
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Thrift store
Lil Rascals Resale
Jennings · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Museum
Louisiana Telephone Pioneer Museum
Jennings · Southwest Louisiana
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Thrift store
Lynn's Odds & Ends
Leesville · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Museum
Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
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Museum
Merryville Museum
Merryville · Southwest Louisiana
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Thrift store
Mimi's Mosh Posh Boutique NEW & Used
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale · consignment · kids' clothing
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Thrift store
Moss Bluff New To You
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale · clothing · consignment
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Historic site
Museum of West Louisiana
Leesville · Southwest Louisiana
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Thrift store
New to You
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale · women's clothing
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Thrift store
Olde & Nu Treasures LLC
Sulphur · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale · flea market
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Thrift store
Plato's Closet
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale · clothing
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Bar
Rikenjaks Brewing Company
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Lake Charles's brewpub porch — house beer and live music most weekends.
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ParkFree
Sabine National Wildlife Refuge
Hackberry · Southwest Louisiana
Wetlands; Wetland Walkway trail (1.5 miles)
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Park$3
Sam Houston Jones State Park
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
4 hiking trails (0.5 to 3.5 miles); longleaf forest; Calcasieu River access; two boat launches
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Museum
Sherman Fine Arts Center
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
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Campground
Snow White Sanctuary
Vinton · Southwest Louisiana
Hipcamp top-rated; described as safe, inclusive, and welcoming; 60+ private acres of forest; nature trails; frequently highlighted as LGBTQ+ friendly
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Thrift store
Teci's Ladies Apparel
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale · women's clothing
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Museum
The Children's Museum
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
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Thrift store
The Wise Penny
Sulphur · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale · benefits a local cause
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Thrift store
Tina's Thrift Shop
Leesville · Southwest Louisiana
Thrift & resale shop
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Museum
USS Orleck Naval Museum
Lake Charles · Southwest Louisiana
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Museum
W. H. Tupper General Merchandise Museum
Jennings · Southwest Louisiana
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Museum
Welsh Museum
Welsh · Southwest Louisiana
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Museum
Zigler Art Museum
Jennings · Southwest Louisiana
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