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Beauregard-Keyes House bkhouse.org / 1113 Chartres St., NO 70116 / 504-523-7257 This stately 1826 mansion in the French Quarter contains collections from the Beauregard Family and from noted author Frances Parkinson Keyes. Guided tours on the hour Mon.-Sat. 10am-3pm. Admission also available for private functions. – French Quarter Destrehan Plantation destrehanplantation.org / 13034 River Rd., Destrehan 70047 / 985-764-9315, 877-453- 2095 Closest plantation from New Orleans. Costumed tour guides. Exhibits include an original document signed by Thomas Jefferson, folk art depicting the 1811 slave revolt and family artifacts and documents. Period craft demonstrations daily. – Outside Metro Area Hermann-Grima/ Gallier Historic Houses hgghh.org / 820 St. Louis St., NO 70112 / 504-525-5661 Built in 1831, Hermann Grima House (820 St. Louis St.) and Gallier House (1132 Royal St.), built in 1857, offer tours interpreting the life, style and history of New Orleanians in the 19th century. Group tours also available. – French Quarter Houmas House Plantation & Gardens houmashouse.com / 40136 Hwy. 942, River Road, Darrow 70725 / 225-473-9380 A unique antebellum experience. The Crown Jewel of Louisiana's River Road features antiques and Louisiana artwork, three award-winning restaurants, gardens, ponds and oaks. Daily tours, 9am-7pm. Available for events. – Outside Metro Area Laura: A Creole Plantation lauraplantation.com / 2247 LA Hwy. 18, River Road, Vacherie 70090 / 225-265-7690, 888-799-7690 Named "Top travel attraction in Louisiana" by Louisiana Travel Promotion Association. Daily tours in English and French based on Laura Locoul’s personal Memories detail life on this 1805 Creole plantation. Fifty minutes from New Orleans. – Outside Metro Area Longue Vue House and Gardens longuevue.com / 7 Bamboo Rd., NO 70124 / 504-488-5488 Experience New Orleans' most beautiful home when you visit Longue Vue House and Gardens. Explore the world-class historic house and eight acres of stunning gardens. – Mid-City Nottoway Plantation nottoway.com / 31025 Louisiana Hwy. 1, White Castle 70788 / 225-545-2730 Experience antebellum grandeur in a riveting tour of the South's largest plantation home. Featuring newly-renovated guest rooms, fine cuisine and wines in the new Mansion Restaurant and beautiful gardens. Perfect for weddings and special events. – Outside Metro Area Oak Alley Plantation, Restaurant & Inn oakalleyplantation.com / 3645 Hwy. 18, River Road, Vacherie 70090 / 225-265-2151, 800-463-7196 Come enjoy her beauty and dream of her rich past. "The Grande Dame of the Great River Road" offers tours of the historic grounds and "Big House," slavery at Oak Alley exhibit, Civil War Commanding Officer's Tent, blacksmith shop, sugarcane exhibit and video. – Outside Metro Area Pitot House pitothouse.org / 1440 Moss St., NO 70119 / 504-482-0312 Built in 1799 on Bayou St. John, the Pitot House was the home to New Orleans' first American mayor and is one of the few West Indies-style houses left in Louisiana. Museum tours offered Wed-Sat. – Mid-City San Francisco Plantation sanfranciscoplantation.org / P.O. Box 950, 2646 Hwy. 44, Garyville 70051 / 985- 535-2341, 888-322-1756 Circa 1856, San Francisco Plantation is a national landmark and the only authentically restored plantation in Louisiana. Open 360 days a year with period-dressed historic interpreters for daily tours, groups, events and educational programs. – Outside Metro Area St. Joseph Plantation stjosephplantation.com / 3535 Hwy. 18, Vacherie 70090 / 225-265-4078 Authentic tour of a working sugar cane plantation, family-owned since 1877. Birthplace of acclaimed architect H. H. Richardson. Explore original slave cabins. Exhibits of early life on the St. Joe. Annual "Mourning Tour" runs October 1-November 6 depicting 19th century Creole mourning customs. – Outside Metro Area Whitney Plantation whitneyplantation.com / 5099 Hwy. 18, Great River Road, Wallace 70049 / 225-265- 3300 Less than an hour from New Orleans. The only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery. Historic buildings, museum exhibits, modern memorials and first person slave narratives give a voice to slaves who worked and lived in Louisiana. – Outside Metro Area
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