Plan your visit to the historical Deep South and visit monumental plantation homes that were built before the Civil War. Explore South Louisiana at your leisure, one plantation home at a time.
Leave Baton Rouge and head towards the Mississippi River. Follow the infamous River Road, and it will lead you to Laura Plantation and Oak Alley Plantation, built in 1839. You will know you are there, when the twenty-eight live oaks welcome you. These magnificent trees are said to be one hundred years older than the "big house."
Continue to drive along River Road,and you will find the Houmas House, built in the 1840's, and the Destrahan Plantation, built in 1787. Both homes are open for tours.
Bring your camera to capture the most ornate Gothic style mansion, the San Francisco, built in 1849-1850. It's been said that its name comes from a mistranslation of a French phrase. Spend the night at a bed and breakfast located at the Nottoway Plantation for an ending of this historical trip along the Mississippi.
Take a casual tour on your own, or reserve a guided tour package. However you may wish to visit, these plantation homes are but a few of the historical remnants South Louisiana has to offer.
