Laura: A Creole Plantation Tour - Drive Out Tickets

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Laura: A Creole Plantation Tour - Drive Out Tickets

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Head to New Orleans Plantation Country, and visit Laura Plantation at your own pace. Laura Plantation: A Creole Heritage Site is focused on the generations of a real Louisiana Creole family, both free and enslaved. Tour the plantation home, the gardens, slave cabins, and the museum, and read detailed biographies of those who were enslaved. Visit this historic sugar farmstead and experience what has been called, “the best history tour in the U.S.” Please note the 11:00am, 1:00pm, & 3:00pm are conducted in the French language.

Activity Highlights

Hear first-hand, intimate accounts of owners, women, children, and slaves
Drive yourself and join a regularly scheduled guided tour
Enjoy an authentic experience beyond the myths of the Old South
Great for couples, families, and seniors

Duration: 1.5 Hrs.

What's Included

Ticket for entry
Narrated tour
Museum exhibit "From the Big House to the Quarters: Slavery on Laura Plantation"

What to bring

Camera
Weather appropriate attire

Restrictions

Due to the historic nature of the plantation, access to the second floor is by stairs only.
Self-guided tours are prohibited.
No service dogs allowed.
Not handicap accessible.
Due to the historic nature of the plantation, access to the second floor is by stairs only.
Please note the 11:00am, 1:00pm, & 3:00pm are conducted in the French language.

Additional information

Laura Plantation is open 7 days a week, from 9:30 am - 5:00 pm.
The guided tour of the main house, gardens and slave quarters lasts approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
Photos and videos are allowed inside the house on this tour.
Tours are provided on a first come first serve basis. No times are required to be selected upon booking.
The ticket office opens at 9:30 AM and tours begin at 10 AM, running every 40 minutes throughout the day until the last tour departs at 4 PM.
Free parking available on-site.
A moderate amount of walking is required to complete this tour.
Gratuities not included.
Children 5 & under are free of charge.
Rates are per person and include all taxes. Rates do not include gratuity to guides.
On July 4 & Dec 24, the last tour is at 12 Noon.
No tours on Mardi Gras day.
Please note the 11:00am, 1:00pm, & 3:00pm are conducted in the French language.

Cancellation policy

No refunds will be given on the voucher unless plantation is closed. If the plantation is closed for weather, please call us at 850-424-5125 to make other arrangements. Transportation is not provided for this tour so please be sure you have transportation before booking. Online tickets are non-refundable, however, tickets are valid up to 30 days from the purchase date should your plans change. If for some reason you need to change the date you booked for please call us at 850-424-5125 for a ticket transfer date.

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