Old Louisiana State Capitol

This is a very unique building. From the outside it looks like a castle. Inside is a magnificent rotunda dome made with over 2000 pieces of stained glass. It was built in the 1850s and used until 1932 when a new capitol building was constructed. Now it houses the Museum of Political History, a brief history of Baton Rouge's role as state capitol with a special section about Louisiana's most well known politician, Huey Long.

  The wheelchair entrance is in the back of the building. There's an intercom with a push button to talk. We're used to these not being manned which necessitates Tony going in through the regular door and tracking someone down to open the wheelchair entrance - this time someone was actually watching the camera and automatically opened the door before we even asked! Once inside take the elevator to the first floor. Everything is accessible except for a podium with steps where there are buttons to push to hear and see a few excerpts of Huey Long's speeches. The video is projected onto teleprompters and it's not visible from a seated position.  Old Capitol
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