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Whitney Plantation Tour, New Orleans

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Activity Schedule

  • When does it run?

    Daily

  • Duration

    5.5 hours

  • Start time

    10.00 am or 12:00 p.m.

  • Meeting Point

    Make your way to Gray Line Lighthouse Ticket Office, 400 Toulouse Street, New Orleans, LA 70130,located in the French Quarter at Toulouse St. & the Mississippi River.

    Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour start time.

  • Ending Point

    same as startpoint

Key Highlights

  • Take a compelling look into the lives of Louisiana slaves and plantation owners
  • Visit the only Louisiana plantation museum that focuses on slavery
  • See fascinating exhibits, memorial artwork, and restored buildings
  • Experience hundreds of first-person slave narratives
  • See one of the best examples of Spanish Creole architecture in the world

Overview

Visit the Whitney Plantation, the only museum in Louisiana dedicated solely to the history of slavery. This self-guided audio tour offers a powerful and moving experience, featuring museum exhibits, memorials, and first-person narratives from formerly enslaved individuals.

Explore the historic outbuildings that provide insight into plantation life and see one of the finest examples of Spanish Creole architecture, the Big House (currently under renovation). Learn about the plantation’s evolution from an indigo farm to a sugar plantation in the 1800s.

Recognized on the National Register of Historic Places, this site serves as a place of remembrance and education. En route, pass by other historic plantations along the Mississippi River, where the past still lingers.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions

  • Roundtrip transportation
  • Self guided audio tour at Whitney Plantation

Exclusions

  • Food and drinks
  • Gratuities (optional)

Please note

Voucher information: You can show your voucher on your smartphone (But if you’d rather print a copy – that’s fine too!)

Whitney Plantation is a self-guided tour. Please make sure to download the Whitney Plantation app on your cell phone, tablet, or iPad to listen to an audio tour.

Guests visiting Whitney using a wheelchair will have access to the gift shop, restrooms, and museum. The plantation grounds are accessible; however, there are uneven gravel paths.

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