Down the Bayou
Be hungry and inquisitive as you explore Thibodaux
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Bayou Country Crawfish Trail
Dine on Crustacean
No, it’s not a trek through the woods, but a culinary trail that honors our favorite spring crustacean. In Houma and Thibodaux, there are more than 30 places to pause for crawfish dishes, from po’ boys and étouffée to spreading a table with hot boiled mudbugs. Visit the website for a downloadable map and take off, but we recommend starting with the crawfish boudin at Bourgeois Meat Market. Once you’ve visited five sites, you can claim a Crawfish Trail T-shirt.
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Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center
Learn History, Speak French
The center is one branch of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve with its focus on the Acadians who settled along Bayou Lafourche. Not only will visitors learn the history and culture of the Bayou Cajuns, but also the center hosts walking tours of downtown Thibodaux, boat tours of the bayou and Cercle Francophone, where Cajun French speakers gather to speak the language. All are welcome.
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Bayou Country Children’s Museum
Drive a Shrimp Boat
It’s not actually a boat on the water, but children — and may we say of all ages — will love climbing aboard this replica of a shrimp boat. That’s not all at this fun children’s museum with a Cajun focus. There’s a Mardi Gras float, an oil platform, a sugarcane harvester and simulations of severe weather at a makeshift weather station.
Bayou Country Crawfish Trail
crawfishtrail.com
Bourgeois
Meat Market
543 W. Main St., Thibodaux
985-447-7128
bourgeois-meatmarket.com
Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center
314 St. Mary St.
Thibodaux
985-448-1375
nps.gov/jela/planyourvisit/wetlands-acadian-cultural-center.htm
Bayou Country Children’s Museum
211 Rue Betancourt
Thibodaux
985-446-2200
bayoucountry-childrens-museum.org
