As seen on American Pickers, The Abita Springs Mystery house, also known as UCM Museum is a roadside attraction in Abita Springs about 15 miles from Little River Bluffs. It is a folk art environment with 1000s of found objects, and home made inventions. Tourists see a miniature Southern town with push-buttons that activate animated “displays.” On exhibit are odd collections, memorabilia, pure junk, and old arcade machines that are fun to play. Abita Springs, Louisiana is a historic small town known for its brewery, spring water, and bicycle trails.

Offering totally inclusive sailing vacations, fishing excursions, sailboat rentals, and instruction. Featuring new Com-pac Yachts and a variety of other quality boats in charter.

Horse trail riding, a must do!!! If you like to horseback ride or have never ridden these guys have you covered. You will thoroughly enjoy the horses, the laid back guides and the beautiful scenery. I can speak from experience, horses are safe and gentle. Our family and grandkids go often. Great for all ages. Located inside the Bogue Chitto State Park. For booking information, check out their website.

If your into off road biking, you will want to check this out! Approximately, 20-30 minutes drive from Little River Bluffs, located inside The Bogue Chitto State Park, this trail has advance and is a single track mountain bike trail. Also has a kids practice loop. For more information, check out their website.

The Children’s Museum of St. Tammany (CMST) inspires children to imagine, explore and create in an interactive learning environment and envisions a community where play is encouraged, creativity is nurtured and learning is enjoyed. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10am to 2pm, Saturdays from 10am to 5pm and Sundays, 11am to 5pm. CMST features a variety of exhibits for children and families, with activities customized by target age, from infants through age 10.

Try our award-winning live escape room games in Covington, Louisiana, just outside of New Orleans! We are a local family owned business and we offer four Live Escape Rooms and our newest addition, Virtual Escape Rooms. We have 16 virtual games to choose from. If you like Live Escape Rooms, a Virtual Escape Room will blow your mind. Setup just like a Live Escape Room, but instead of going into a room decorated for the theme (like a live escape room), you are virtually transported with your team to places like the Pyramids of Egypt, Ancient Greece, Wonderland (Alice), and many more. You and your team communicate via your avatars just like you would in a live escape room.

Picture the moss hanging on gnarled cypress trees as you travel into one of the wildest and most pristine river swamps in America. With the swamp tales of pirates and sightings of Big Foot in the back of your mind, you may be just a little bit nervous at first, but after your first boat ride you'll want to go back again and again! You'll be overcome by the primitive beauty of the cypress trees rising from the water...the sweet smell of wild azaleas in the air.... Honey Island Swamp is unique because it's one of the least-altered river swamps in the country. It's pretty much in its original condition, almost a pristine wilderness. Take a personalized narrated nature tour into the 250-square-mile Honey Island Swamp. Nearly 70,000 acres of it is a permanently-protected wildlife area--the Nature Conservancy's First Louisiana Nature Preserve. People from all over the world now explore this wildlife sanctuary with him.

If you're looking for the perfect combination of tourism, scenary, or local flare, look no further than one of our many nearby Farmers Markets. Not every Farmers Market is the same, some offer hot plates of food, some have water pads for a cool run through the water with the kids, some have live music but they all have a lot of personality, a lot of creativity, and a lot of fun. The Paddock Farmer's Market/behind Giddy-Ups, Folsom, LA Thursday from 2pm-6pm 82292, LA-25 Folsom, LA Covington Farmers Market Saturday from 8am-12pm Wednesday from 10am-2pm 609 N. Columbia St. Covington, LA www.loc8nearme.com/louisiana/covington/the-covington-farmers-market/.5646722/ Mandeville Farmers Market Saturdays from 9am- 1pm 675 Lafitte St Mandeville, LA 70448 Abita Springs Farmers Market Sundays from 11am-3pm 22056 LA-59 Abita Springs, LA 70420

Founded in 1991 by John Seago, winemaker. Check them out while, only a short drive to Bush, LA. Be sure to checkout their website and their events.

Originally a corridor for the Illinois Central Railroad, the Tammany Trace is now a hike and bike trail that spans from downtown Covington, through Abita Springs, Mandeville and Lacombe and ends in Slidell. A separate equestrian path parallels the Trace in several places. St. Tammany Parish government purchased the abandoned Illinois Central Railroad corridor on December 20, 1992. With the help of grants and federal dollars, St. Tammany Parish government has asphalted 31 miles, remodeled railroad trestles into pedestrian bridges, and maintained the Trace.

The Global Wildlife Center is the largest totally free-roaming wildlife preserve of its kind in the country. Come here to see over 4,000 exotic, endangered and threatened animals from all over the world! Book your reservations in advance to ensure your tour.

Fun for in-state and out-of-state visitors. Insta Gator Ranch and Hatchery gives you the opportunity to see alligators in crystal clear water. Home to more than 2,000 gators, your guided tour gives you a first-hand account of the Louisiana Alligator industry. Check website for hours and ticket information.