Minden, the parish seat of Webster Parish and the fifth-largest city in Northern Louisiana, has a healthy dose of both city and country attributes. Driving through the downtown strip on old brick-paved roads and surrounded by the same buildings and structures that existed over 100 years ago, it is easy to get the feeling that you have taken a trip back in time. Only a mile or so away, name-brand food and motel chains can easily bring you back to the present. In addition to history of the days gone by, the town also has access to outdoor recreation at the nearby Kisatchie National Forest.

See

Museums

• 1 Germantown Colony Museum, 200 Museum Rd, ☏ +1 318-377-6061. Th-Sa 10AM-4PM, Closed Su-W. Museum dedicated to structured Utopian colony formed by German immigrants in the 19th century. Old wooden homes and shops. Daily tours given by museum staff. Staff sometimes close early, so it is best to arrive two hours prior to closing for the best chance of catching a tour. Free. (updated Jun 2020)

Sleep

• Holiday Inn Express, 1332 Sibley Rd, ☏ +1 318 377-1111. (updated Jan 2016)

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Routes through Minden

Shreveport ← Bossier City ←	W  E	→ Arcadia → Monroe
Shreveport ← Bossier City ←	S  N	→ Homer → Pine Bluff
Shreveport ← Bossier City ←	W  E	→ Arcadia → Monroe
Springhill ← Sarepta ←	N  S	→ Ringgold → Coushatta