Baton Rouge, Louisiana

===National protected areas===
The city is home to 7 national protected areas, and at least 15 places on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana|National Register of Historic Places]]: [[Atchafalaya National Heritage Area]]; [[Baton Rouge National Cemetery]]; [[Independence Park Botanic Gardens]]; [[Laurens Henry Cohn, Sr. Memorial Plant Arboretum]]; [[LSU Hilltop Arboretum]]; [[Magnolia Cemetery (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)|Magnolia Cemetery]]; and [[Port Hudson National Cemetery]].

Among its protected areas, the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area extends the length of the [[Atchafalaya Basin]] from the area of [[Ferriday, Louisiana|Ferriday]] in the north to the river's mouth beyond [[Morgan City, Louisiana|Morgan City]]; the designation provides a framework for the promotion and interpretation of the area's cultural and historic character, and the preservation of the natural and built environment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=America's French Foreign Country |url=https://www.atchafalaya.org/ |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=Atchafalaya National Heritage Area}}</ref> The Cohn Arboretum previously served as the site for the Cohn family's home; its land was donated in 1965 and the arboretum opened in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Laurens Henry Cohn, Sr. Memorial Plant Arboretum |url=https://www.brec.org/index.cfm/park/CohnArboretum |access-date=2022-12-29 |website=Parks & Recreation in East Baton Rouge Parish}}</ref> LSU's arboretum was originally developed in 1929 and donated to the university in 1981.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LSU Hilltop Arboretum |url=https://www.lsu.edu/hilltop/about/index.php |website=Louisiana State University}}</ref>