LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens. Hotels near LSU Rural Life Museum: (2.95 mi) The Stockade Bed and Breakfast (0.90 mi) Drury Inn & Suites Baton Rouge (1.31 mi) Holiday Inn Baton Rouge College Drive I-10 (1.27 mi) Homewood Suites Baton Rouge (3.46 mi) Home2Suites by Hilton Baton Rouge; View all hotels near LSU Rural Life Museum on Tripadvisor Simple cabins, farm equipments, even an outhouse!__ show their rather primitive way of life. LSU Rural Life Museum. It's easy to find, inexpensive to visit. Burden Museum & Gardens offers discovery and adventure through historic, natural and educational experiences that provide a window into Louisiana’s rich, cultural past. The Rural Life Museum conveniently located near the center of the Baton Rouge, just off I10 and Essen Lane. Choose your own adventure at the Rural Life Museum! Louisiana State University (LSU) LSU is the flagship university for Louisiana, supporting land, sea and space grant research. You can learn so much of the life of the Acadian settlers, how they constructed their buildings. The LSU Rural Life Museum is dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of materials from the cultures of 18th and 19th century rural Louisianans. The Museum Library also gives visitors and students access to a wonderful collection of books for research.