Barksdale Global Power Museum, Bossier City

Name: Barksdale Global Power Museum
Address: 88 Shreveport Rd, Bossier City, 71110, United States
Telephone: (318) 752-0055

#5 among attractions in Bossier City

Top attraction, History museum, Military museum, Museum

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Barksdale Global Power Museum, Bossier City

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The Barksdale Global Power Museum is an aviation museum run by the United States Air Force on Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City, Louisiana. Hosted by the 2nd Bomb Wing, it maintains a large collection of military aircraft and historical artifacts that illuminate the early days of United States military aviation, the Barksdale base, and the formations of the 2nd Bomb Wing and the 8th Air Force. ()

Established: 1970 (54 years ago)Coordinates: 32°30'39"N, 93°40'52"W

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88 Shreveport RdBossier CityBossier City 71110 United States

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(318) 752-0055

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Barksdale Global Power Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Louisiana Boardwalk, Brookshire Grocery Arena, Pierre Bossier Mall, Shreveport Aquarium.

3.5 miW
Shopping, Shop, Shopping centre
Louisiana Boardwalk, Bossier City
90 min walk • The Louisiana Boardwalk Outlets is an outdoor shopping center combining retail shopping, restaurants, and entertainment. It is located in Bossier City, Louisiana, between the Horseshoe Bossier City and Margaritaville Resort Casino. It is one of the largest outlet malls in Louisiana.
3.2 miS
Arenas and stadiums, Event space, Sport venue
Brookshire Grocery Arena, Bossier City
81 min walk • The Brookshire Grocery Arena is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena, in Bossier City, Louisiana. The naming rights were purchased by the company Brookshire Grocery Group of Tyler, Texas in 2021.
1.8 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Pierre Bossier Mall, Bossier City
46 min walk • Pierre Bossier Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located at the intersection of Interstate 20 and Airline Drive in Bossier City, Louisiana. The mall, as is the city it is located in, is named after early settler Pierre Bossier.
3.6 miW
Zoo
Shreveport Aquarium, Shreveport
93 min walk • The Shreveport Aquarium is an aquarium located in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. The aquarium is adjacent to the Red River, near the Texas Street Bridge.
4 miW
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Entertainment
Strand Theatre, Shreveport
102 min walk • The Strand Theatre in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, opened in 1925 as a Vaudeville venue and was nicknamed "The greatest theatre of the South" and the "Million Dollar Theatre" by its builders, Julian and Abraham Saenger of Shreveport, owners of the Saenger Amusements...
4.2 miW
Music and shows, Nightlife, Concerts and shows
Shreveport Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport
107 min walk • Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium is a historic performance and meeting venue at 705 Elvis Presley Boulevard in Shreveport, Louisiana.
4.1 miNE
Horse racing and casino slot machines
Harrah's Louisiana Downs, Bossier City
105 min walk • Louisiana Downs Casino & Racetrack is a horse racing track and racino located in Bossier City in northwestern Louisiana. It opened in 1974. The casino features over 800 slot machines. The track specification is a dirt track of 1 mi & turf course of 0.875 mi.
3.6 miSW
Museum, Art museum
Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport
92 min walk • The Meadows Museum of Art at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport is charged with the collection, conservation, preservation and interpretation of visual art works of museum quality.
3.4 miW
Gambling, Nightlife, Casino
Horseshoe Bossier City, Bossier City
86 min walk • Horseshoe Bossier City is a riverboat casino in Bossier City, Louisiana, across the river from Shreveport. Horseshoe Bossier City has 606 suites in its 25-story hotel tower. Horseshoe has over 1,500 slot machines and over 60 table games. Horseshoe has over 200 video poker machines, and a 14-table poker room.
4 miW
Interesting neighbourhood
Scottish Rite Cathedral, Shreveport
101 min walk • The Scottish Rite Cathedral is a historic building located at 725 Cotton Street in Shreveport, Louisiana. It was designed in 1915 by architect Edward F. Neild in Beaux Arts style. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
3.7 miW
Synagogue
B'Nai Zion Temple, Shreveport
96 min walk • B'Nai Zion Temple is a historic Jewish temple located in downtown Shreveport, Louisiana. It was constructed in 1914 and dedicated in 1915. The Jewish community of Shreveport started off small in the late 1840s. By 1857 a small congregation of Jews had been created.

Barksdale Global Power Museum, Bossier City

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Barksdale Global Power Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)