Plantation Tours

You can't possibly leave New Orleans without visiting a plantation. I know many do not want to be reminded of its history but history is still history and it's really interesting if you listen to the story. There are 4 main plantations open to the public and we chose Laura's Plantation because it won many tourism awards and well known for its well documented rich history. The tour wasn't too long, about 1.5 hours and the tour guide gave us a very detailed history of the beginning and the ending of Laura's Plantation. It's very fascinating.

The tour started from the front of the house, as we followed the tour guide through each rooms, he shared with us the stories of each generation. We saw the basement/wine cellar, the slave quarters, vegetable farms, learned how the house was built, who built it, who worked on the farm, how it started, who sold it, who was murdered, who schemed against who and so on. The weather was so beautiful which made the trip even more pleasant. If only all history classes were this interesting! It is definitely worth coming for a visit! :)

We didn't visit Oak Valley but we stopped by just to take photos of its beautiful old 300 years old oak trees. :)