Rural Life Museum

The LSU Rural Life Museum is a guided tour for those who want to learn about the lifestyles of the 19th and early 20th century. It is a 40 acre plantation with a museum of artifacts. It is located in Baton Rouge, La. For group trips, it only costs $11 per person.
We turned in on a long dirt road and on either side lay huge plantations. After we parked the bus, a man with bright white hair stepped out of the building. He claimed to be our tour guide. We then sat down and watched a 5 minute video on what we're about to witness.
After the video, he led us out into the open air. We were about to witness history. He first showed us the living quarters of people back in the day. The rooms were extremely small with only one bed. Each bed kept up to 5 people. The teenage girls' rooms also only had one door so they couldn't sneak out and "spoon" with their men. They also made houses with breezeways, which was the best idea ever. They are wayyy cooler than the traditional house.
He showed us the process of how they made sugar. They used different size boilers that they put the sugar through. They used to use open boilers, and that resulted in a dar colored sugar. It wasn't until they started using closed boilers that they found out how to make white sugar.
All in all, it was a great trip. I learned a lot of stuff that i never thought i would learn about. I'd like to go back some day, and experience how they used to live, but i am still thankful for good ol' technology :)