This plantation museum is definitely the best! Jim, our tour guide was super informative and did a great job!
March 2024
The tour was amazing and definitely had an emotional twist to it! Jim (with 1 m) ? did a phenomenal job! We will be back! -Tulane/STL family!
March 2024
Was way more fun than I thought it was going to be. Learned alot, laughed and had a different understanding of the times of our past. Beverly was AMAZING. loved her passion she had. She seemed happy to be there and that spreads.
Destrehan Plantation is the oldest documented plantation home in the lower Mississippi Valley. Our costumed historical interpreters will intrigue you with stories of those who lived on the plantation free and enslaved. After the tour, guests can gaze upon an original document signed by Thomas Jefferson, view a folk-life demonstration, and self-explore the dependency buildings, such as a slave cabin with enslavement registry, an overseer's cabin with our 1811 Slave Revolt Exhibit. Our state-of-the-art Legacy Room showcases original documents and artifacts from family members. Beautiful Live Oak trees draped in Spanish Moss live on our grounds and make a memorable photo opportunity. Visit our gift shop with hand -made items by local artisans.
