Louisiana is really a land of enchantment–and some might even say it can be dark! Whatever it is, it’s beautiful. From private gardens to swamps, the state is truly full of hidden treasures.

  1. Chauvin Gardens

flickr.com/photos/rosehips One man’s homemade wonderland.

facebook.com/Chauvin-Sculpture-Garden The angel sheds a tear as she watches the time run out of the clock.

  1. Lake Martin

One of the most beautiful, haunting, and elegant stretches of water in our great state.

  1. Hodges Gardens

flickr.com/photos An amazing treasure of a garden–makes you feel like you’ve discovered a secret.

  1. Oak Alley

vamshare.com One of the most magical photos I’ve seen of this iconic alleyway.

  1. Northlake Nature Center, Covington, LA

Flickr.com / Neal Wellons A nice little slice of nature north of Lake Pontchartrain.

  1. Beaver Hut & Cypress Trees, Haile, LA

What beavers can build is simply amazing!

  1. Myrtles Plantation

flickr.com/photos/mrhsfan Haunted? Enchanted? Something for sure.

  1. Bogue Chitto Wildlife Management Area

flickr.com/photos/locosteve There’s just something about Louisiana sunrises.

  1. City Park, New Orleans

flickr.com/photos/ajschroetlin No easier place to have an enchanted afternoon.

  1. Boardwalk going to Columbia Lock & Dam, Ouachita River

flickr.com/photos/finchlake I’d like to walk that path!

  1. Tickfaw Swamp

flickr.com/photos/enwhy It doesn’t snow much—but when it does, wow.

  1. Rip Van Winkle Gardens, New Iberia, LA

facebook.com/ripvanwinkle.gardens Even the name is enchanting.

Have you been to these places? Where do you think is the most beautiful? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

flickr.com/photos/rosehips

One man’s homemade wonderland.

facebook.com/Chauvin-Sculpture-Garden

The angel sheds a tear as she watches the time run out of the clock.

One of the most beautiful, haunting, and elegant stretches of water in our great state.

flickr.com/photos

An amazing treasure of a garden–makes you feel like you’ve discovered a secret.

vamshare.com

One of the most magical photos I’ve seen of this iconic alleyway.

Flickr.com / Neal Wellons

A nice little slice of nature north of Lake Pontchartrain.

What beavers can build is simply amazing!

flickr.com/photos/mrhsfan

Haunted? Enchanted? Something for sure.

flickr.com/photos/locosteve

There’s just something about Louisiana sunrises.

flickr.com/photos/ajschroetlin

No easier place to have an enchanted afternoon.

flickr.com/photos/finchlake

I’d like to walk that path!

flickr.com/photos/enwhy

It doesn’t snow much—but when it does, wow.

facebook.com/ripvanwinkle.gardens

Even the name is enchanting.

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