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Best college towns in America: Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Home of Louisiana State University)

LSU is the best experience in college football. The tailgates are amazing, with the kind of food rich people would pay thousands of dollars for. It’s not just gumbo and crawfish either, although those are really, really good. These fans really know how to make a great burger and brat. Some. of the tailgates even give out free drinks just to get the advertising out there. That’s worth the trip to Baton Rouge on its own.

One might not think of art and history when thinking of Louisiana, but the LSU Museum of Art is amazing. 15-foot high ceilings give the school plenty of room to show just about every era of artistry.

The Louisiana Old State Capitol literally looks like a castle. This is also a museum on the inside, showing the political history of Louisiana, but the outside of the building has that gothic style that people love.

Back on campus, many like to go see Mike, the LSU Tigers mascot. He has a 15,000-foot enclosure with a waterfall to give him much better housing than most freshmen. And if you have time, take a look at the USS Kidd along River Road. It was named after Rear Admiral Isaac Kidd who died in Pearl Harbor. This ship saw action in World War II and the Korean War before it was decommissioned. Like many things in Baton Rouge, it is now a memorial/museum of sorts.