Louisiana State University Walking Tour (Self Guided), Baton Rouge

Louisiana State University is the flagship university of the LSU system. It was originally founded in Pineville in 1860 as a seminary and military academy. The present campus in Baton Rouge was established in 1926.

The LSU campus is noted for its architecture and historical center. The campus has 250 buildings designed in the Italian Renaissance style. Among these are the Memorial Tower, Hill Memorial Library, and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center.

LSU is arguably best known for its athletics program. The LSU Tigers play in the NCAA and have won 50 national titles. The campus shows great pride in its tigers through its live mascot, Mike the Tiger. Mike has his own habitat that can be visited by campus visitors.

The Indian Mounds on the LSU campus are thought to be among the oldest man-made structures in the world. Though there is some dispute, most experts agree they were built roughly 5,000 years ago. Visitors to the LSU campus can walk between and around these mounds, which are located near the LSU Main Library and the LSU Museum of Natural Science.

Take this self-guided walking tour to see many of the most notable places on the Louisiana State University campus.