Holiday Inn Express & Suites West Monroe Local area

Here's one gem of a museum! Occupying one of the last standing buildings from the World War II Selman Field Army Corps Navigation School, this totally renovateed facility is filled with more exhibits and artifacts than on would ever believe.

Tour the elegant home of Joseph Biedenharn, first bottler of Coca-Cola, every room lovingly decorated by his daughter Emy-Lou Biedenharn, a renowned opera singer durning the pre-Second World War years.

Explore the extensive collection of historically significant Bibles adjacent to the home of Joseph Biendenharn. Also, on permanent display is the impressive Russian Icon Exhibition. A variety of other exhibits from istitutions such as the Smithsonian are displayed on a rotating basis.

This is truly a wonderful museum set in a 1920s Tudor-style structure (listed on the National Register of Historic Places) with charming open spaces, hardwood floor and inviting year-round displays of a wide spectrum of art. The Masur Museum features a permanent collection of paintings, prints and sculpture, as well as six to eight exhibitions annually of art from museums and artists nationwide.

Here's a great find if you're looking for original, unique art created by talented local and regional artisans in an exciting variety of mediums! Traditional and contemporary paintings, sculpture, ceramics, woodwork, photography, jewelry, glass-fused items, even note cards and special novelty items.

Delight in the beauty of herons, egrets, orioles and red-winged blackbirds from the wildlife pier or bird blind. Walk on a nature trail that meanders through a forested wetland. Marvel at the quiet beauty of the 1,600-acre lake from the quiet of your rented canoe with stately cypress and tupelo trees towering overhead.

This historic College is a great place to visit and tour. It is a 4 year university that is known for it's music and academics.

This local university is beautifully designed to offer academics to students near and far.

Started to give local vendors a place to sell their crops, the West Monroe Farmers' Market has become a favorite spot for locals and vistors alike. So stop by the farmers market for a "taste" of North Louisiana.

Get ready to have a ball at this 40-lane center with pool tables, lounge and full-service bar.

Today's hottest films are playing right here at this 17-screen movie complex.

Walk through the beautiful Elsong Gardens, behind the home-over an acre of terraces, fountains, formal plantings and statues, interlaced amid French iron grillwork and tailored boxwood walkways, all enshrined by English-style brick wall.

This 80+ acre zoological park is a veritable wonderland of family fun with animals, many in naturalistic habitats, plants of all kinds, a winding waterway with boat rides, saddle rides on giant Percheron draft horses, a special trail with horse-drawn, covered-wagon rides and truly charming train rides through the zoo.

Upon entering this fun castle, you are faced with a soaring rock wall, right at the center of a room full of arcade games and a giant indoor playground. A covered walkway brings you to a 3000-square-foot laser tag course. Outside you will find two go-kart tracks, batting cages and miniature golf.

A fascinating collection of African American art, culture and history! Changing art exhibits feature local and regional African American artists with a interesting array of artifacts from Northeast Louisiana.