India, Feb. 19 -- The Creole Nature Trail is a 180-mile scenic byway that cuts through Louisiana's Cajun Country, also known as Acadiana. The area, which is often called "Louisiana's Outback," is different from the Louisiana you thought you knew; instead of bayous, this part of the state is home to vast marshes, coastal prairies, waterways, and undeveloped Gulf beaches. And it's all accessible off of the Creole Nature Trail.

The nationally recognized scenic byway is distinct enough to be one of the 184 America's Byways, also known as All-American Roads. These roads, which are considered to be a "destination unto itself," include California's Pacific Coast Highway and Newfound Gap Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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