New Orleans Trip Overview
On the 2 plantation tour you get to experience both strengths of each plantation and what they have to offer as a narrative. Oak Alley you get to experience the grandeur of antebellum life in the 1800s on the magnificent property line with its beautiful 28 Oak trees.
And Whitney Plantation offers the total slave narrative including the institution of slavery, the children’s story. You get to walk through the Antioch church a church that was built by the first generation of freed slaves after the Civil War. No depiction of slavery in the south would be complete without visiting these plantations.
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: New Orleans, United States
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
On the 2 plantation tour you get to experience both strengths of each plantation and what they have to offer as a narrative. Oak Alley you get to experience the grandeur of antebellum life in the 1800s on the magnificent property line with its beautiful 28 Oak trees.
And Whitney Plantation offers the total slave narrative including the institution of slavery, the children’s story. You get to walk through the Antioch church a church that was built by the first generation of freed slaves after the Civil War. No depiction of slavery in the south would be complete without visiting these plantations.
Itinerary
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Pass By: Evergreen Plantation, 4677 Highway 18, Edgard, LA 70049-2809
Evergreen plantation is the site where they shot the scene for Django unchained and queen sugar the mini series on the Oprah Winfrey network
Pass By: Destrehan, Destrehan, Louisiana
Destrehan Louisiana is the site of the German coast slave revolt in 1811 the largest slave revolt ever recorded in American history
Pass By: St. Joseph Plantation, 3535 Highway 18, Vacherie, LA 70090-7073
Saint Joseph Plantation where they shot the seen for 12 years of slave.
Pass By: Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA
Lake Ponchartrain is one the largest salt water lakes in the world,we will cross the marsh of this massive body of water
Pass By: Laura: Louisiana’s Creole Heritage Site, 2247 Highway 18, Vacherie, LA 70090-5409
As we make our way to our target plantation all travelers will get to see Laura‘s creole Plantation
