Majestic plantation homes dot the landscape along the Great River Road in New Orleans Plantation Country. Stretching between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, here are ten famous properties to visit. Each one is unique and steeped in the history of plantation life. Explore the beauty of plantation country, hear the stories of the people who lived there, and discover the industry and crafts of plantation life.
Ten New Orleans Plantation Country Homes
Destrehan Plantation Destrehan Daily house tours. 1811 Slave Revolt exhibit. See an historic document signed by Thomas Jefferson. +1 (985) 764-9315.
Ormond Plantation Destrehan Home Historic 1877 home built in a rare West Indies style. Rich history, antique furnishings, ghost stories. +1 (985) 764-8544.
San Francisco Plantation Garyville One of the most opulent and distinctive plantation homes in the American South. +1 (985) 535-2341.
Evergreen Plantation Edgard The most intact plantation complex in the American South. 37 national landmark buildings, 22 original slave cabins. +1 (985) 497-3837.
Whitney Plantation Wallace Site focuses on the lives of slaves. Last surviving French Creole barn. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. +1 (225) 265-3000.
Laura Plantation Vacherie History comes alive on house tours of this 1805 Creole plantation. A leading interpretive voice on the Creole slave experience. +1 (225) 265-7690.
St. Joseph Plantation Vacherie A working Creole sugar plantation. Hear authentic stories about plantation life from descendants of a 19th century owner. +1 (225) 265-4078.
Oak Alley Plantation Vacherie Famous for its 1/4 mile long alley of 300 year old oak trees. Big House tour. +1 (225) 265-2151.
Poche Plantation Convent A Victorian Renaissance Revival building, one of the last plantations built on the Mississippi River. RV resort. +1 (225) 562-7728.
Houmas House Plantation & Gardens Darrow “The Sugar Palace,” a grand antebellum estate with 37 acres of gardens. Period antiques and artwork. +1 (225) 473-9380.
New Orleans Plantation Country Visitor Information
St. Charles Parish Tourist Information Center
13034 River Road,
Destrehan, LA 70047
+1 (985) 307-0495
St. James Parish Welcome Center
1094 US Highway 61
Gramercy, LA 70052
+1 (225) 562-2525
Visit the New Orleans Plantation Country website.
Visit Destrehan Plantation: A Louisiana Legacy Discover the Oldest Plantation Home in the Lower Mississippi Valley
Destrehan Plantation is an antebellum mansion designed in French Colonial style with out buildings to support the plantation's indigo production and processing activities. It was completed in 1790 for Robin de Logny, Commandant of the German Coast settlement north of New Orleans. Construction was by a mulatto slave called Charles Paquet, an experienced carpenter, with [...]
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