The Dorcheat Museum located in historic downtown Minden, is an experience in the life and culture of Webster Parish along the Bayou Dorcheat area of North Louisiana. Experience the sights and sounds of the parish’s earliest inhabitants and hear about their triumphs and tragedies. Not the usual static museum, this interactive museum features animation and videos to bring the past to life. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and closes daily from 1:00PM to 2:00PM for lunch. Admission is free. For more information call 318-377-3002 or visit their Facebook page.

Germantown Colony and Museum is one of three sites founded by the Utopian Movement or Harmonist Society in the 19th Century. In 1835, a group from the Economy, Pennsylvania site, under the leadership of “Countess von Leon”, established a colony near Minden. The colony operated on a communal basis for 37 years, finally dispersing in 1871. Of the three Harmony Society Colonies, Germantown was the most successful. In 1979, it was placed on the official list of the Nation’s Cultural Resources Worthy of Preservation by the U.S. Department of Interior. The Germantown Colony and Museum is located 7 miles northeast of Minden on Germantown Road.

It is open Thursday – Saturday from 10a – 4p. Admission is free. For information, call 318-377-6061.