The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe, Louisiana, USA offers a wonderful visit with about 400 animals over about 200 species from all over the world and there are interactive exhibits to enjoy. They have lions, tigers and bears, zebra, elk, babboons, gibbons and bison, a large number of birds, an insect exhibit and much, much more with landscaped gardens offering interesting plants and a walk through greenhouse. It's educational exploration, and there's a Children's Zoo with miniature cows, miniature horses, goats and sheep, the ZoOasis splash pad is the perfect way to cool off, and they they have a Zoo bayou safari boar ride with beautiful landscapes and animals along the way. The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo also host fabulous birthdays with excellent packages including animal encounters and a birthday cake, book today.READ MORE

Warehouse No 1 Restaurant in historic downtown Monroe, Louisiana, USA offers a unique location down by the Ouachita river in an old warehouse with stunning views, and here they are always happy to see you. There are spacious dining areas and an outdoor deck for enjoying an award winning experience of dining and they are open for lunch, dinner and cocktail. The food is what makes your dining experience at Warehouse No 1 Restaurant amazing, from the award winning steaks to the seafood and catfish platters, the gumbo, Ouachita river special, house made salads, desserts and more, enjoyed with stunning views and a glass of wine from an excellent selection, it's all here. They are also the perfect destination for celebrations and events with set menus and full service catering available, it's truly a special occasion restaurant.READ MORE

The John Thomas Salon Bed and Breakfast in West Monroe, Louisiana, USA is located just two block from the historic Cotton Port or antique alley, and is a highly rated bed and breakfast with beautiful rooms featuring period furnishings. This comfortable home away from home has a front porch and back yard patio with grill available for guests staying 3 or more nights, and there's a parlor for socialising and relaxing in. The John Thomas Salon Bed and Breakfast serves a delicious ready to serve yourself breakfast between 8am and 10am, come for a wonderful stay surrounded by beauty and history in this stunning, restored 1904 historic Victorian residence just two blocks from downtown.READ MORE

Restaurant Sage in Monroe, Louisiana, USA offers delicious farm to fork freshness and goodness, as well as daily lunch specials and their highly recommended favorites include shrimp and grits, Red Oak Grilled oysters, sea bass and much more, everything on their menu is fresh, local and sustainable. There's a bar and patio and you can enjoy great cocktails and an excellent wine list, plus there's not to be missed happy hour specials with choices of mouthwatering chef crafted desserts. Restaurant Sage welcomes you to come relax, savor and enjoy, and here you can taste the difference, they also hold great events and festivals for the foodie in you, come for unforgettable dining.READ MORE

The Waterfront Grill in Monroe, Louisiana, USA guarantees a delicious upscale, yet casual dining experience, come enjoy meals to die for in one of the best know restaurants in the area with tranquil views over the Bayou DeSiard, you'll never forget it. The menu offers sublime choices of appetizers, several mouthwatering varieties of char-grilled burgers, sandwiches and poboys as well as Black Angus steaks perfectly grilled, tender chicken dishes and the best seafood you've ever eaten either grilled, baked or sauteed. The Waterfront Grill is also your perfect host and venue for private meetings, celebrations and parties and offer fully catering services on or off site, so come dine on the deck and drink in the views and the wines, they have seating for 60 guests for private events.READ MORE

Twin City Ballet in Monroe, Louisiana, USA offers three wonderful performances each year as well as co-hosts a ten day Summer Dance Intensive Workshop with the University of Louisiana - Monroe's School of Visual and Performing Arts. Come support these talented, passionate and dedicated dancers, enjoy a fabulous evening of the arts with gala performances and beautiful dances that will exhilarate and leave you quite breathless as they share with your their their incredible strength, musicality, beauty, and love of dance in their own words. Twin City Ballet take performing arts to another level, because, as they say, nothing is more revealing than movement, come see for yourself.READ MORE

Lea’s Lunchroom, Inc. located in Monroe, has been a Louisiana tradition since 1928 open for breakfast and lunch, and no trip is complete without a slice of their world famous pies. They bake many different pies every morning with flavor choices including Meringue varieties of Chocolate, Coconut, Lemon and Banana, Double Crust Fruit of Apple, Cherry and Peach as well as Lea’s Famous Pecan Pie, and there are delicious seasonal choices too. Lea’s Lunchroom, Inc. comes with a fascinating history by the founder, and they are also famous for their legendary ham sandwiches made with delicious country ham served with lettuce, tomato and pickle on a toasted bun, come visit and see what all the fuss is about, plus there are always daily specials.READ MORE

The Masur Museum of Art in Monroe, hosts the largest collection and exhibition of visual arts in northeast Louisiana, USA and offers the community a dynamic visual arts experience. Located in the former home of the Masur family, they offer exhibitions, public programming, and collections management as well as education programs for children and adults including artist talks, academic lectures, summer art camps, winter workshops, art classes in various media and much more. Admission to the Masur Museum of Art is always free, and group tours are available, and the permanent collection houses over 508 beautiful masterpieces by regional artists, minor works by more broadly known artists, and entire series or bodies of work commissioned from individual artists, come for a fascinating visit.READ MORE

The Children’s Museum is located on the Ouachita River in downtown Monroe, Louisiana, USA and is a place where learning is fun and some exhibits include the Hearing aid for learning about sounds, the Reuseum which is a gated room for using your imagination, the big mouth designed and built by local dentists, the kids' cafe a true to life restaurant, discovery hospital exhibit and bubble works. There are computer games and field trips available for educational fun, and they have two outstanding Outreach programs which can come to your school. The Children's Museum also hosts frequent events including the Christmas Village, and is the ideal venue for a Birthday Blowout as they say with birthday party room rental, a gift for the birthday child, party helper and much more.READ MORE

Danken Trail B-B-Q is the best BBQ place in Monroe, Louisiana, USA and they offer great catfish, ribs, old fashioned melt in your mouth BBQ meats, poboys, brisket, sausage and so much more on the menu at great prices. The service is fantastic too, and they come highly recommended by the locals, they have great specials and superb sides to go with meal orders, and there are steak nights, plus they serve the fried catfish every day and great sandwiches. Danken Trail B-B-Q is a locally owned family restaurant you'll come back to time and again, and they do catering, it's a must visit for great American BBQ and they are wheelchair accessible, do yourself a favor, come visit.READ MORE