BAYOU BLUES: The Bluff Swamp Wildlife Refuge is a 1,500-acre attraction, with an alligator eco-habitat, an alligator snapping turtle pond, a bobcat habitat, an old-growth forest and the Cajun Heritage Museum. These days, the Alligator Queen is run aground on mud and rocks (inset) because the water in Alligator Bayou is too shallow for tours.