Malone StadiumMonroe, Louisiana

ULM upset #25 Alabama 21-14 in 2007—one of the biggest upsets in FBS history. Experience small-town college football atmosphere.

💡 Experience the Warhawk Walk and Sound of the Swamp marching band.

The beautifully restored estate of Joseph Biedenharn — the first person to bottle Coca-Cola commercially (1894) — features formal English gardens, a Bible Museum, and a Coca-Cola memorabilia collection along the Ouachita River. Biedenharn bottled Coca-Cola while in Vicksburg before moving to Monroe, where he established this estate.

💡 Combo tickets cover the house, Bible Museum, and gift shop; the riverside garden walk is a highlight regardless of season.

Housed in one of the last surviving buildings of the WWII-era Selman Field navigation school, this free museum honors General Claire Chennault and his Flying Tigers with aircraft, uniforms, and wartime artifacts on the Monroe Regional Airport grounds. Reopened in February 2026 following major renovations.

💡 Outdoor static aircraft displays are in the Aviation Park — arrive before noon on hot days to walk the tarmac comfortably. Open Tue–Sat 9am–4pm.

An 80-acre municipal zoological park set inside Bernstein Park with around 400 animals and 200 species, a walk-through greenhouse, splash pad, miniature train, and Safari Boat rides on winding bayou canals — Monroe's most family-friendly full-day attraction.

💡 The zoo is open every day except major holidays (10am–5pm); train and boat rides cost extra and are popular with kids, so budget additional time.

A 5,300-acre cypress-lined national wildlife refuge entirely within Monroe's city limits, offering boardwalk trails, a restored 1880s Acadian visitor center, birdwatching, canoe rentals (through Friends of Black Bayou), and an observation deck overlooking a pristine oxbow lake. Over 231 bird species recorded.

💡 Canoe rentals are available through the Friends of Black Bayou at the visitor center; spring and fall mornings offer the best migratory birding, and the boardwalk is flat and stroller-friendly.