Guidebook for Natchitoches

Denise & Tim
Denise & Tim
Guidebook for Natchitoches

Food Scene

Some of the best seafood and steaks around, overlooking beautiful Sibley Lake.
9 recommandé par les habitants
Mariner's Restaurant
5948 LA-1
9 recommandé par les habitants
Some of the best seafood and steaks around, overlooking beautiful Sibley Lake.
Natchitoches is famous for meat pies, and Lasyone's makes the best! A must place to eat while in town. The best time to go is lunch.
13 recommandé par les habitants
Lasyone's Meat Pie Restaurant
622 2nd St
13 recommandé par les habitants
Natchitoches is famous for meat pies, and Lasyone's makes the best! A must place to eat while in town. The best time to go is lunch.
I've been eating at Grayson's since I was a little girl. They have the best barbeque I've ever tasted. It definitely has a local feel and smells out-of-this-world good. Highly recommended. Try the chip sandwich on a homemade bun and the chocolate cookies. The best time to go is lunchtime.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Grayson's Barbeque
5849 US-71
7 recommandé par les habitants
I've been eating at Grayson's since I was a little girl. They have the best barbeque I've ever tasted. It definitely has a local feel and smells out-of-this-world good. Highly recommended. Try the chip sandwich on a homemade bun and the chocolate cookies. The best time to go is lunchtime.
A great place to eat and meet locals. Get a taste of real Southern cooking, such as fried catfish, fried frog legs, or just relax with drinks and appetizers. A sure way to have a great time on the Natchitoches River Bank!
14 recommandé par les habitants
Mama's Oyster House
608 Front St
14 recommandé par les habitants
A great place to eat and meet locals. Get a taste of real Southern cooking, such as fried catfish, fried frog legs, or just relax with drinks and appetizers. A sure way to have a great time on the Natchitoches River Bank!
Unique and delicious country cooking. Great, cozy atmosphere. The best time to go is lunch.
7 recommandé par les habitants
Merci Beaucoup
127 Church St
7 recommandé par les habitants
Unique and delicious country cooking. Great, cozy atmosphere. The best time to go is lunch.

Sightseeing

Oldest town in the Louisiana Purchase. Just celebrated it's tricentennial (that's 300 years). How many places have you visited with that much history?
22 recommandé par les habitants
Natchitoches
22 recommandé par les habitants
Oldest town in the Louisiana Purchase. Just celebrated it's tricentennial (that's 300 years). How many places have you visited with that much history?
Only one of two Basilicas in the state of Louisiana. There are less than 30 in the nation. A beautiful, serene place to visit.
8 recommandé par les habitants
The Minor Basilica of Immaculate Conception Church
145 Church St
8 recommandé par les habitants
Only one of two Basilicas in the state of Louisiana. There are less than 30 in the nation. A beautiful, serene place to visit.
This is the house where scenes from the movie Steel Magnolia were filmed.
8 recommandé par les habitants
Steel Magnolia House LLC
320 Jefferson Street
8 recommandé par les habitants
This is the house where scenes from the movie Steel Magnolia were filmed.
Walk down front street for incredible sightseeing, shopping, historic places, drinks and nightlife, entertainment and activities. You can even ride a horse-drawn carriage. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, there are beautiful Christmas lights all over downtown and parades during Christmas festival (first weekend in December)
8 recommandé par les habitants
Front Street
Front Street
8 recommandé par les habitants
Walk down front street for incredible sightseeing, shopping, historic places, drinks and nightlife, entertainment and activities. You can even ride a horse-drawn carriage. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, there are beautiful Christmas lights all over downtown and parades during Christmas festival (first weekend in December)

Arts & Culture

Home of Clementine Hunter, world famous folk artist.
10 recommandé par les habitants
Melrose Plantation
3533 LA-119
10 recommandé par les habitants
Home of Clementine Hunter, world famous folk artist.
Located in historic downtown Natchitoches, LA, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring its sports legends!
10 recommandé par les habitants
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
800 Front St
10 recommandé par les habitants
Located in historic downtown Natchitoches, LA, the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame is dedicated to honoring its sports legends!
A great place to see a musical or play. https://theatre.nsula.edu/
6 recommandé par les habitants
Northwestern State University
175 Sam Sibley Dr
6 recommandé par les habitants
A great place to see a musical or play. https://theatre.nsula.edu/
Ranked the best public high school in Louisiana, LSMSA's residential program offers top-ranked faculty and superior academics for the state's best students.
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and The Arts
715 University Pkwy
Ranked the best public high school in Louisiana, LSMSA's residential program offers top-ranked faculty and superior academics for the state's best students.

Shopping

Oldest general store in the south. A real treat to see.
11 recommandé par les habitants
Kaffie-Frederick Inc
758 Front St
11 recommandé par les habitants
Oldest general store in the south. A real treat to see.
For the sports lover in you.
Posey's Sports Center
536 Keyser Ave
For the sports lover in you.

Essentials

A good place to shop for groceries and essentials during your visit.
Brookshire's Pharmacy
5696 Louisiana 1 Bypass
A good place to shop for groceries and essentials during your visit.

Entertainment & Activities

A great place to catch a movie!
Parkway Cinema 6
1011 Keyser Ave
A great place to catch a movie!
Haunted woods. Just go see it. It will scare the daylight out of you. An exciting twist on the typical haunted house. Open in September and October.
Dark Woods Haunted Attraction
4343 University Pkwy
Haunted woods. Just go see it. It will scare the daylight out of you. An exciting twist on the typical haunted house. Open in September and October.
Natchitoches is known as the city of lights. Definitely worth the trip to downtown to see the Christmas Festival between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Fireworks on Saturdays and the entire downtown is decked with lights. So beautiful right on the river bank.
Natchitoches Area Chamber of Commerce
373 2nd St
Natchitoches is known as the city of lights. Definitely worth the trip to downtown to see the Christmas Festival between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Fireworks on Saturdays and the entire downtown is decked with lights. So beautiful right on the river bank.
Taking water sports in Natchitoches to new levels of outdoor adventure and excitement, Cane River Paddle & Pedal Sports provides a rental fleet of kayaks and stand up paddle and pedal boards that are easy to operate and have good performance. Lots of fun! https://caneriverpaddlepedalsports.com/
Cane River Paddle & Pedal Sports
101 rue Beau Port
Taking water sports in Natchitoches to new levels of outdoor adventure and excitement, Cane River Paddle & Pedal Sports provides a rental fleet of kayaks and stand up paddle and pedal boards that are easy to operate and have good performance. Lots of fun! https://caneriverpaddlepedalsports.com/

Parks & Nature

Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery is one of 69 Federal fish hatcheries located across the United States, and is the only Federal fish hatchery located in Louisiana. The fish hatchery and aquarium is a great excursion for families with kids and nature lovers.
Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery
615 South Dr
Natchitoches National Fish Hatchery is one of 69 Federal fish hatcheries located across the United States, and is the only Federal fish hatchery located in Louisiana. The fish hatchery and aquarium is a great excursion for families with kids and nature lovers.