By travelguylife.com
The vast area of marshes protecting Louisiana from the Gulf of Mexico is indescribably fascinating.
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It should come as no surprise that the unofficial Bayou Country capital would feature some of the world's best and most genuine Cajun cuisine.
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This 4,619-acre protected area, southwest of Houma, is a part of the Southeast Louisiana National Wildlife Refuge Complex and is made up of freshwater marsh and cypress-tupelo swamp.
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The greatest way to experience Bayou Country in the area of Houma is aboard an airboat or other comparable vessel because roads can only take you so far.
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With more than a dozen active Krewes, Houma hosts one of Louisiana's largest Mardi Gras events.
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This museum, located in Houma's downtown on the bayou, offers a comprehensive look at life in Terrebonne Parish, where generations of residents have made a living by the water.
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One of the most productive inland fisheries in the entire country is found in the vast area of marshlands that stretches south of Houma.
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The Pointe-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area guards a portion of that enormous area of wetlands that is laced with canals, bayous, and ponds south of Houma.
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Houma's unique Cajun culture survived the invention of radio and homogenised popular culture in the 20th century in part because of its remoteness out in the marshes.
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Spend a little more time exploring Houma's historic downtown. Mostly on Main Street, which curves along Bayou Terrebonne's path.
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