Strawberry StadiumHammond, Louisiana

Family-run alligator farm offering tours and hands-on experiences.

💡 Educational and fun tour of Louisiana's famous reptiles.

A 33-acre city park with a large pond, a 0.7-mile walking/jogging track, the Hammond Dreamland Skate Park, playground, baseball fields, and a seasonal public swimming pool. A convenient stop before or after the game.

💡 The park grounds are open daily; the swimming pool operates seasonally (typically summer). Worth a stroll around the pond even if you are not swimming.

A beautifully restored 1928 downtown movie palace — now an 830-seat performing arts venue owned by Southeastern Louisiana University — worth a look inside or outside for its original architectural details and lobby.

💡 Even if no show is scheduled, the exterior and lobby are often accessible during box office hours (Mon-Wed 10am-2pm in summer). Check columbiatheatre.org for current programming.

A community-operated museum preserving African American history, murals, artifacts, and veterans' records from the Florida Parishes region, open since February 2007. Eight galleries cover local history, the Underground Railroad, African American achievers, and a genealogy lab.

💡 Hours are limited (Mon-Fri 8am-2pm, Sat 10am-3pm), so plan ahead. Admission is $10 general, $5 students, $7 seniors 65+, $2 children under 5. Call 985-542-4259 to confirm before visiting on a game weekend.

A 1,200-acre state park on the Tickfaw River where boardwalk trails wind through cypress-tupelo swamps and hardwood forests, with a nature center housing an 800-gallon aquarium, paddling access, and strong swamp wildlife viewing in southeastern Louisiana.

💡 Admission is $3 per person (free for ages 3 and under and seniors 62+). The boardwalk loop is easy and gives a genuine Louisiana swamp experience in under an hour. Gates open at 7am daily; nature center open 9am-4:30pm.