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All the United States Louisiana New Iberia

The Atlas Obscura Guide To New Iberia

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in New Iberia, Louisiana

Updated July 17, 2016

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A Buddha temple in Avery Island’s Jungle Gardens.

New Iberia, Louisiana

Jungle Gardens

A swamp and garden tour featuring local wildlife and exotic botanical specimens from around the world.

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Lake Peigneur

A miscalculation turns a very shallow freshwater lake into a very deep saltwater lake.
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Coming off the line.

Avery Island, Louisiana

Tabasco Museum and Factory

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.
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LARC's Acadian Village

A reimagined 19th-century Acadian village featuring authentic Cajun-style homes filled with artifacts specific to the period.
20 miles from New Iberia
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Sink Into 7 of Louisiana's Swampiest Secrets

Louisiana has long had a complex relationship with the wet world. Chitimacha, Choctaw, and Atakapa peoples built communities among the knobby knees of bald cypress trees; French fur traders and pirates eventually made their own marks. Later still, modern engineers attempted to corral waters with levees and dams, or to reclaim land where there had been none. Across the 50,000-odd square miles that make up the state, troves of special places are becoming concealed by rising water. Here are seven places water has revealed or covered up.

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Watch out for any chimp-gator hybrids lurking in the tea-colored water of Honey Island Swamp.

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