Whitney Plantation Tour (Round Trip Shuttle Service From The French Quarter)
From USD
$89.00
- Duration: 6 Hours (approx.)
- Location: New Orleans, La
Whitney Plantation is the only plantation museum in Louisiana dedicated entirely to the lives of enslaved people. Instead of centering the Big House and its owners, Whitney centers the men, women, and children who were forced to work and live on the grounds. Round-trip transportation from New Orleans is included, so you don't need a car.
Your visit begins with a motor coach pickup in New Orleans and a drive out to Wallace, about 50 minutes up the River Road. At Whitney, you'll use the official Whitney Plantation app on your phone to listen to a 14-stop self-guided audio tour, walking the grounds at your own pace. Stand at the Wall of Honor with your finger tracing a name and realize this person was as real as anyone you know. Learn who the more than 350 names belong to and how historians reconstructed those lives from records and oral histories. Along the way, see the Field of Angels, Antioch Baptist Church, and the original cabins and outbuildings still on the grounds.
Perfect for history buffs, educators, and visitors who want to understand how the economy of the South was actually built. It's a sobering day by design, and it stays with you.
Your visit begins with a motor coach pickup in New Orleans and a drive out to Wallace, about 50 minutes up the River Road. At Whitney, you'll use the official Whitney Plantation app on your phone to listen to a 14-stop self-guided audio tour, walking the grounds at your own pace. Stand at the Wall of Honor with your finger tracing a name and realize this person was as real as anyone you know. Learn who the more than 350 names belong to and how historians reconstructed those lives from records and oral histories. Along the way, see the Field of Angels, Antioch Baptist Church, and the original cabins and outbuildings still on the grounds.
Perfect for history buffs, educators, and visitors who want to understand how the economy of the South was actually built. It's a sobering day by design, and it stays with you.
