New Orleans Trip Overview
As we make our way to the myrtles plantation your driver/guide will point out places of interest along the way. Almost combining a brief history of New Orleans in a City tour, with the beautiful ride over Lake Pontchartrain. One of the Largest salt water lakes in the world. We will also cross the Bonnie Carrie spillway. And get a brief history of the Causeway bridge, The longest bridge in the world over water. And see what the Corps of Engineers are doing to try to prevent the next hurricane Katrina catastrophe. Upon arriving at the myrtles plantation You will have about 15 or 20 minutes for a break before the tour starts,You will have a 30 to 45 minute guided tour of the mansion. After which you will have about an hour and 30 minutes for a self-guided tour or you can go to the restaurant and have lunch.This would be an excellent opportunity to experience southern cooking at its best. This is a private tour so you can also customize your tour to see surrounding attractions.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: New Orleans, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
As we make our way to the myrtles plantation your driver/guide will point out places of interest along the way. Almost combining a brief history of New Orleans in a City tour, with the beautiful ride over Lake Pontchartrain. One of the Largest salt water lakes in the world. We will also cross the Bonnie Carrie spillway. And get a brief history of the Causeway bridge, The longest bridge in the world over water. And see what the Corps of Engineers are doing to try to prevent the next hurricane Katrina catastrophe. Upon arriving at the myrtles plantation You will have about 15 or 20 minutes for a break before the tour starts,You will have a 30 to 45 minute guided tour of the mansion. After which you will have about an hour and 30 minutes for a self-guided tour or you can go to the restaurant and have lunch.This would be an excellent opportunity to experience southern cooking at its best. This is a private tour so you can also customize your tour to see surrounding attractions.
Itinerary
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Stop At: The Myrtles Plantation, 7747 US Highway 61, Saint Francisville, LA 70775-4526
The myrtles plantation is one of America’s most haunted Holmes. In 1992 the proprietors of the myrtles photograph what appeared to be a slave girl standing between two of the buildings on the plantation. The insurance company had required photographs to be taken that would show the distance between the buildings to pay the underwriters in rating a fire insurance policy for the Plantation.
The National Geographic Explorer filming crew determined that the photograph is definitely what appeared to be in the apparition of what they believe to be a slave girl name Chloe
Duration: 3 hours
