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Visit Baton Rouge 359 Third Street Baton Rouge, LA 70801 225-383-1825 800-LA ROUGE www.visitbatonrouge.com

Ascension Parish Tourist Commission 6967 Highway 22 Sorrento, LA 70778 888-775-7990 http://tourascension.com

East Feliciana Tourist Commission 1752 High Street Jackson, LA 70748 225-634-7155 www.felicianatourism.org

Iberville Parish Tourist Commission 57735 Main Street Plaquemine, LA 70764 225-687-2642 www.ibervilleparish.com

Natchez Visitors Reception Center 640 South Canal Street, Box C Natchez, MS 39120 601-446-6345 800-647-6724 www.visitnatchez.com

Pointe Coupee Parish Museum & Tourist Center 8348 False River Road New Roads, LA 70760 225-638-7788 225-638-3998 www.lapage.com/parishes/pcoup.htm

New Orleans Plantation Country 2900 Hwy. 51 LaPlace, LA 70068 985-359-2562 866-204-7782 www.neworleansplantationcountry.com

St. James Parish Welcome Center 1094 U.S. 61 Gramercy, LA 70052 225-562-2525 800-367-7852 www.stjamesla.com

Tangipahoa Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau 13143 Wardline Road Hammond, LA 70401 1-800-542-7520 985-542-7520 www.tangitourism.com

U.S. 61 Louisiana Welcome Center 14869 US Highway 61 St. Francisville, LA 70775 225-635-6962

U.S. 84 Louisiana Welcome Center/Vidalia 1401 Carter Street Vidalia, LA 71371 318-336-7008

West Baton Rouge Tourist Commission 2750 North Westport Drive Port Allen, LA 70767 225-344-2920 800-654-9701 www.westbatonrouge.net

West Feliciana Parish Tourist Commission, West Feliciana Historical Society 11757 Ferdinand Street St. Francisville, LA 70775 225-635-4224 800-789-4221 www.stfrancisville.us

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A Audubon State Historic Site Oakley House

B Bocage PlantationC Butler Greenwood PlantationD Catalpa PlantationE Cottage PlantationF Destrehan PlantationG Evergreen PlantationH Frogmore Plantation &

Cotten GinI Greenwood PlantationJ Houmas House Plantation &

GardenK Laura PlantationL LaBranche PlantationM Madewood PlantationN Magnolia Mound PlantationO Melrose PlantationP Milbank Historic HouseQ Mon ReveR The Myrtles PlantationS Nottaway Plantation

Restaurant & InnT Oak Alley Plantation

Restaurant & InnU Ormond PlantationV ParlangeW Pointe Coupee Bed &

Breakfast The Samson House

X Rosedown PlantationY San Francisco PlantationZ St. Emma PlantationZ1 St. Joseph PlantationZ2 Whitney Plantation

2A Afton Villa Gardens2B The Aillet House &

Allendale Plantation Slave Cabins at West Baton Rouge Museum

2C The Cabin Restaurant2D Centenary State Historic Site2E Louisiana State Penitentiary

Museum at Angola2F LSU Rural Life Museum at

Burden Museum & Gardens2G Plaquemine Lock State

Historic Site2H Port Hudson State

Historic Site2I Pointe Coupee Historical

Society/ Poydras Museum and Art Center

2J Pointe Coupee Museum2K Pond Store2L Republic of West Florida

Historical Museum2M River Road African American

Museum & Gallery2N Rosemont Plantation2O West Feliciana Historical

Society Museum2P Wilkinson County

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A Audubon State Historic Site Oakley House

Hwy 965, St. Francisville, LA 70775 www.lastateparks.com

1-225-635-3739 or 1-888-677-2838 Daily 9am - 5pm • • • • • • • •

B Bocage Plantation39050 Hwy 942, Darrow, LA 70725www.bocageplantation.com 1-225-588-8000 Wednesday - Sunday, 12pm - 5pm • • • • • •

C Butler Greenwood Plantation8345 US Hwy. 61, St. Francisville, LA 70775www.butlergreenwood.com 1-225-635-6312 Daily, 9am - 5pm • • • • • •

D Catalpa Plantation 7608 US Old Hwy. 61, St. Francisville, LA 70775 1-225-635-3372 By Appointment Only • • •E Cottage Plantation

10528 Cottage Lane, St. Francisville, LA 70775www.cottageplantation.com 1-225-635-3674 Daily, 10am - 4pm • • • • •

F Destrehan Plantation13034 River Road, Destrehan, LA 70047www.destrehanplantation.org 1-985-764-9315 Daily, 9am - 4pm • • • • • • • • •

G Evergreen Plantation4677 Hwy. 18, Edgard, LA 70049www.evergreenplantation.org 1-985-497-3837 By Appointment only • • • •

H Frogmore Plantation& Cotten Gin

11054 US Hwy. 84, Frogmore, LA 70725www.frogmoreplantation.com

1-318-757-2453 or1-318-757-3333

Call or check website forhours of operation. • • • • • • •

I Greenwood Plantation6838 Highland Road, St. Francisville, LA 70775www.greenwoodplantation.com

1-225-655-44751-800-259-4475

March - October, 9am - 5pmNovember - February, 10am - 4pm • • • • • • •

J Houmas HousePlantation & Garden

40136 Hwy. 942, Burnside, LA 70725www.houmashouse.com

1-225-473-9380 or1-888-323-8314

Daily, 9am - 5pmWednesday - Sunday until 8pm • • • • • • • •

K Laura Plantation2247 Hwy. 18, Vacherie, LA 70090www.lauraplantation.com 1-225-265-7690 Daily, 9:30 - 5pm • • • • • •

L LaBranche Plantation11244 River Road at LA Hwy. 48St. Rose, LA 70087 Weekends, 10:30am - 4pm • • • • •

M Madewood Plantation 4250 Louisiana 308, Napoleonville, LA 70390 1-985-369-7151 Tours only available by appointment • •N Magnolia Mound Plantation

2161 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70802www.brec.org/magnoliamound 1-225-343-4955 Monday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm

Sunday, 1 - 4pm • • • • • • • •O Melrose Plantation

3533 Hwy 119, Melrose, LA 71452www.melroseplantation.org 1-318-379-0055 Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm • • •

P Milbank Historic House3045 Bank Street, Jackson, LAwww.milbankbandb.com 1-225-634-5901 Call for Details • • • • •

Q Mon Reve 9825 False River Road, New Roads, LA 70760 1-225-638-78481-800-324-2738 By Appointment only • • • • • •

R The Myrtles Plantation7747 US Hwy. 61, St. Francisville, LA 70775www.myrtlesplantation.com

1-225-635-6277 or1-800-809-0565

Daily, 9am - 5pmFriday - Saturday 6pm, 7pm & 8pm • • • • • •

S Nottoway PlantationRestaurant & Inn

31025 LA Hwy. 1, White Castle, LA 70788www.nottoway.com

1-225-545-27301-888-527-6884 Tours, 9am - 4pm • • • • • • • • •

T Oak Alley PlantationRestaurant & Inn

3645 Hwy. 18, Vacherie, LAwww.oakalleyplantation.com

1-225-265-21511-800-44ALLEY Monday - Sunday, 9am - 5pm • • • • • • • • • •

U Ormond Plantation13786 River Road, Destrehan, LA 70047www.ormondplantation.com 1-985-764-8544 Monday - Friday, 10am - 4pm • • • • •

V Parlange 8211 False River Road, New Roads, LA 70760 1-225-638-8410 By Appointment only • • • •W Pointe Coupee Bed & Breakfast

The Samson House405 Richey Street, New Roads, LA 70760www.manornetworks.com

1-225-638-62541-800-832-7412 By Appointment only • • • • • •

X Rosedown Plantation12501 LA Hwy. 10, St. Francisville, LA 70775www.crt.state.la.us/parks/rosedown 1-888-376-1867 Daily, 9am - 5pm • • • • •

Y San Francisco Plantation2646 Hwy 44, Garyville, LA 70051www.sanfranciscoplantation.org

1-985-535-2341 or1-888-322-1756 Daily, 9:40am - 4pm • • • • • • • •

Z St. Emma Plantation 1283 Hwy. 1 South, Donaldsonville, LA 70346 1-225-922-9225 By Appointment only, Groups Tours only • •Z1 St. Joseph Plantation

3535 Hwy. 18, Vacherie, LA 70090www.stjosephplantation.com 1-225-265-4078 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 10am - 3pm • • • • • •

Z2 Whitney Plantation5099 Louisiana 308, Wallace, LA 70049http://whitneyplantation.com 1-225-265-3300 Call for Details • • • • • • •

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Auburn Museum400 Duncan Ave., Natchez, MS 39120www.auburnmuseum.org 1-601-442-5981 Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 3pm • • • • •

The Briars31 Irving Lane, Natchez, MS 39120www.thebriarsinn.com 1-601-653-0017 By Appointment only • • • • •

The Burn712 North Union Street, Natchez, MS 39120www.theburnbnb.com

1-601-442-13441-800-654-8859 24 Hours • • • • •

Dunleith Historic Inn84 Homochitto Street, Natchez, MS 39120www.dunleith.com

1-601-446-85001-800-443-2334 By Appt, 10am - 2pm • • • • • • •

Governor Holmes House 207 South Wall Street, Natchez, MS 39120 1-800-647-6742 9:30am - 12:30 pmduring Fall Pilgrimage only • •

House on Ellicott’s Hill 1798 N. Canal Street, Natchez, MS 39120 1-601-442-2011 Friday, Saturday, 10am - 2pm • • • • •Lansdowne

17 Marshall Road, Natchez, MS 39120www.landsdowneplantation.com 1-601-446-7595 Open only during

Natchez Spring Pilgrimage • • • • •Linden

1 Linden Place, Natchez, MS 39120www.lindenbandb.com

1-601-445-54721-800-2-LINDEN

Wednesday-Saturday 11am - 3:30pmduring Fall/Spring Pilgrimage only • • • • • •

Longwood Home140 Lower Woodville Road, Natchez, MS 39120www.natchezpilgrimage.com 1-601-442-5193 Daily, 9am - 4:30pm • • • • •

Magnolia Hall215 South Pearl Street, Natchez, MS 39120www.natchezpilgrimage.com 1-601-446-6631 Friday-Sunday, 10am - 3pm • • • • •

Monmouth Historic Inn36 Melrose Avenue, Natchez, MA 39120www.monmouthplantation.com 1-601-442-5852 Daily, 8am - 8pm • • • • • •

Rosalie Mansion100 Orleans Street, Natchez, MS 39120www.rosaliemansion.com 1-601-445-4555 Daily, 9am - 4pm • • • • •

Stanton Hall401 High @ Pearl Street, Natchez, MS 39120www.stantonhall.com 1-601-442-6282 Monday-Sunday, 9am - 4pm • • • • • • •

Start your journey in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, also referred to as Plantation Country, where visitors can experience the state’s deep and colorful history told through the area’s historical architecture and rich countryside. Visitors and locals alike tour these elaborate and beautiful antebellum mansions experiencing what life was like at these domestic centers of massive cotton, sugar cane and rice plantations.

Visiting plantations along the Mississippi River is both a historical and cultural journey back to this area’s diverse heritage. The architecture reflects the impact of the many different colonists and settlers who made this land their own.

As you tour plantations along the Mississippi between New Orleans and Natchez you’ll see homes influenced by the West Indies plantations, English manor houses, Georgian style, Spanish, Creole and Acadian building styles. You will even see an extraordinary example of an elaborate design called “Steamboat Gothic.”

And then there are the great homes of the Greek Revival period, build just before the Civil War. Planters competed with each other to see who could build the grandest home. If these homes look familiar, don’t be surprised. Many have been used in movies.

The size and splendor of a house depended on the builder’s financial means. This was especially true because once a home was build, it had to be furnished and most fine furnishing had to be shipped from New York and New England or imported from Europe, which was costly.

Often times, when a couple completed building their plantation home, they would travel to Europe for a year or two to select furnishings.

Plantations have a number of curious features that reflect their full purpose. The “belvedere” is a walk located on

the plantation home’s roof. It presents a view of the vast plantation fields as well as the river so the family could watch for steamboats and other river traffic.

Since plantations were rural and often quite isolated, the river was very important. Not only was it a means of transporting goods to market and receiving supplies, it also provided news of the outside world, both near and far. Plantation inhabitants would eagerly await the sound of the calliope that announced an approaching steamboat. Many of the plantations have a “garçonniere,” a name that comes from the French word “garçon” which means boy or young man. At a certain age, young men were sent to sleep in a separate building called the “garçonniere.” Needless to say, these quarters were usually much livelier than the main house.

Town HomesEach winter, the plantation owner took his family from the isolation of the countryside into town for the “social season.” This exciting time of year centered the family’s “town home” which was usually a mansion often time on the scale of the plantation home itself. You will see examples of these magnificent building in Natchez.

Plantation Home ToursThe spectacular plantation exteriors are matched by equally grand interiors that offer great insight into how people lived before the Civil War. Most tours take about an hour and are given by costumed guides each of whom has their favorite stories about the plantation and its builders. Individual house tours usually cost between $5 and $20. Annual pilgrimages held each spring in St. Francisville, and Natchez offer an excellent way to see a group of homes for a fee. These pilgrimages frequently include plantation used as private homes and not usually open to the public.

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2AAfton Villa Gardens US Hwy 61, St. Francisville, LA 70775

www.aftonvilla.com1-225-721-2269 Daily, 9am – 4:30pm

March 1 - July 1: Oct 1 - Dec 1$5,00 per adults;Children under 12 free

2BThe Aillet House &Allendale Plantation Slave Cabinsat West Baton Rouge Museum

845 Jefferson, Port Allen, LA 70767 1-225-336-2422 Tuesday – Saturday, 10am - 4:30pmSunday, 2pm – 5pm

$4.00 per adults;$2.00 student & seniors

2CThe Cabin Restaurant LA Hwy. 22 & 44, Burnside, LA

www.thecabinrestaurant.com1-225-473-3007 Open 11am, Mon till 3pm

Tuesday - Thursday till 9pmFri - Sat 10pm, Sun till 6pm

2D Centenary State Historic Site 3522 College Street, Jackson LA 70748 1-225-634-79251-888-677-2364

Tuesday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm $4.00 adults, ages 13-61children & seniors free

2E Louisiana State PenitentiaryMuseum at Angola

Hwy. 66, Angola, LA 70712www.angolamuseum.org

1-225-655-2592 Monday-Friday, 8am - 4:30pmSaturday, 8am - 4pm

Donations Accepted

2F LSU Rural Life Museum atBurden Museum & Gardens

4650 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LAwww.rurallife.lsu.edu

1-225-765-2437 Daily, 8:30am - 5pm $7.00 adults $6.00 seniors$6.00 children - under 5 free

2G Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site 57730 Main Street, Plaquemine LA 70764 1-225-687-71581-887-987-7158

Wednesday-Sunday, 9am - 5pm $4.00 adults, ages 13-61Children & Seniors Free

2H Port Hudson State Historic Site 236 US Hwy. 61, Jackson, LA 70748 1-225-654-37751-888-677-3400

Wednesday-Sunday, 9am - 5pm $4.00 adults

2IPointe Coupee Historical Society/Poydras Museum and Art Center

500 West Main StreetNew Roads, LA 70760

1-225-638-6575 Wednesday - Friday, 1pm - 5pmSaturday, 10am - 3pm

2J Pointe Coupee Museum 8348 False River RoadNew Roads, LA 70760

1-225-638-7788 Daily, 10am - 3pm Donations Accepted

2K Pond Store 182 Fort Adams - Pond Road,15 miles west of Woodville

1-601-888-4426 Tours by appointment only $5.00 adults

2L Republic of West FloridaHistorical Museum

3406 College Street, Jackson, LA 70748www.jacksonlamuseum.com

1-225-634-7444 Saturday, 10am - 4pmSunday, 1:30 - 4:30pm

$2.00 adults$.50 children

2M River Road African AmericanMuseum & Gallery

406 Charles Street, Donaldsonville, LAwww.africanamericanmuseum.org

1-225-474-5553 Wednesday-Saturday, 10am - 5pmSun 1 - 5pm, and by appointment

$5.00 per person

2N Rosemont Plantation Hwy. 24 East, Woodville, MS 39669 1-601-888-6809 Tuesday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm

2O West Feliciana HistoricalSociety Museum

11757 Ferdinand StreetSt. Francisville, LA 70775

1-225-635-6330 Monday-Sunday, 9am - 5pm Donations Accepted

2P Zachary Historic Village 4524 Virginia Street, Zachary, LA 70791www.cityofzachary.org/historicdistrict.html

1-225-654-1912 Call for Details Call for Details

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