Sights & Attractions in Side Trips from New Orleans

Things to Do in The Great River Road

Name	Category	Location

Destrehan Plantation The oldest plantation left intact in the lower Mississippi Valley...	Houses / Mansions	The Great River Road

Houmas House Surrounded by majestic 200-year-old oaks, Houmas House is an...	Houses / Mansions	The Great River Road

Laura Plantation This is a more intimate and better-documented presentation of...	Houses / Mansions	The Great River Road

Madewood This galleried, 21-room Greek Revival mansion with massive white...	Houses / Mansions	The Great River Road

Nottoway The South's largest plantation house, Nottoway is a dramatic...	Houses / Mansions	The Great River Road


Oak Alley The most famous of all the antebellum homes in Louisiana is a...	Houses / Mansions	The Great River Road

River Road African American Museum This museum explores the contributions of African-Americans in...	Museums / Galleries	The Great River Road

San Francisco Plantation Completed in 1856, the elaborate San Francisco house presents...	Houses / Mansions	The Great River Road
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