things to do in Vacherie, LA

Pair Creole plantation history with a small-group Louisiana swamp airboat ride

Wander 38 acres of gardens at your own pace

Tour Destrehan Plantation with guided house access and time to explore the grounds

Visit Oak Alley and explore at your own pace with a self-guided audio tour

Explore Whitney Plantation at your pace with an app-guided tour that illuminates the history and legacies of slavery.

Hear the overlooked stories of nine Black men who enlisted in the Union Army

Explore plantation history through stories of family, slavery, and pivotal events

Glide through quiet Louisiana wetlands on a low-impact eco tour

Explore a preserved sugar cane plantation and its stories

Pair the French Quarter's darker stories with a pub crawl

Pair an airboat swamp ride with a guided visit to Oak Alley or Laura Plantation

Discover Oak Alley’s history and Louisiana swamp life in one outing

Explore Oak Alley's mansion, live-oak avenue, and historic grounds with transportation

Ride the historic River Road to Whitney Plantation Museum

Visit Houmas House Estate and Gardens and Destrehan Plantation with flexible tour times

Pair a plantation house tour with a Swamp Adventures airboat ride

Walk the Whitney Plantation with a guided visit that includes big house access

Tour Houmas House mansion, gardens, and the Great River Road Steamboat Museum

Explore a Louisiana Creole sugar farmstead through the stories of its free and enslaved families

Investigate ghostly legends at Louisiana’s oldest documented plantation home

Tour Whitney Plantation and ride a small boat through Maurepas Swamp, with Cajun lunch

Explore two working sugarcane plantations and their film-screen history

Ride a covered tour boat through the Louisiana bayou with Cajun stories and scenic views

Private 5.5-hour tour for up to 12 to visit top plantations from New Orleans