We surveyed our editorial staff, asking for their thoughts on underrated museums across Louisiana — and they delivered. Enjoy the first installment of recommendations below:

Wedell-Williams Aviation & Cypress Sawmill Museum, Patterson

118 Cotten Road, Patterson

Located in Patterson in St. Mary Parish, about 90 minutes southwest of New Orleans, the Wedell Williams Aviation Museum tells the story of Jimmy Wedell, a fearless barnstormer, and Harry Williams, heir to a wealthy cypress mill-owning family.

The men teamed up in the late 1920s, at a time when tiny Patterson barely had paved roads, to build some of the fastest airplanes in the world. The planes built by the company they founded broke many world records. They also provided the first commercial flights between New Orleans and Ho

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