Acadian Cultural Center
(Lafayette Airport)
Hours:
Sun.-Sat. 8:00AM-5:00PM
The Acadian Cultural Center tells the story of the Acadians who settled the prairies, bayous and marshes of southern Louisiana. Their origins, migration, settlement, and contemporary culture are interpreted in a 40-minute film, The Cajun Way: Echoes of Acadia, which chronicles the Acadian deportation from Nova Scotia.
Acadian Village
(Lafayette)
Hours:
Sat.-Sun. 10:00AM-4:00PM
Acadian Village is a replica of a latter 1800 Acadian village, that offers an authentic vision of Acadian society in South Louisiana during the 19th century.
Atchafalaya Swamp Tour
(Achafalaya Basin)
Hours:
Times vary
Please inquire with your anticipated date of arrival!
Discover one of the most breathtaking sceneries in the country. On your guided swamp tour, you will see various native birds while passing under cypress trees dripping with Spanish moss, and don't be surprised if you see the swamp's famous inhabitant
– the Louisiana alligator!
Chretien Point Plantation
(Sunset, Louisiana)
Hours:
Mon.-Fri 1:00PM-5:00PM
Sat.-Sun 10:00AM-4:00PM
Built in 1831 on the banks of the Bayou Bourbeaux by Hypolite Chretien and his enigmatic wife, Felicite, the 12-room brick mansion at Chretien Point was the centerpiece of a sprawling cotton plantation. The interior staircase was copied for Scarlet O'Hara's beloved Tara in Hollywood's immortal Southern epic Gone With The Wind.
Tabasco® Factory Tour & Jungle Gardens
(Avery Island, Louisiana)
Hours:
Sun.-Sat. 9:00AM-4:00PM
When you are ready for the hot stuff, you can see the factory where TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce is made. There's a short film on TABASCO® history and a guided tour of the bottling and packaging operations. Then spend time in the original TABASCO® Country Store and check out a wide array of products and souvenirs for sale. You can also visit Avery Island's Jungle Gardens, nearly 250 acres featuring a variety of flora and fauna. You might even spy some alligators, deer, nutria, raccoons and black bears that live in the hills and marshes around the gardens.
Shadows on the Teche (Plantation)
(New Iberia, Louisiana)
Hours:
Sun.-Sat. 9:00AM-4:30PM
Located on the banks of the Bayou Teche, in the historic area of New Iberia, this plantation was built in 1834 by a rich sugar cane planter, David Weeks, before being occupied by the North Army during the American Civil War. It has been in the same family (The Weeks) for four generations.
Vermilionville
(Lafayette Airport)
Hours:
Sun.-Sat. 9:00AM-5:00PM
A Creole/Cajun heritage and folk life park that authentically recreates life in the Acadiana area between 1765 and 1890. Laid out as a historic village, the grounds contain 17 structures, including several restored original homes.
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Acadian Cultural Center
Acadian Village
Atchafalaya Swamp Tour
Chretien Point Plantation
Tabasco® Factory Tour & Jungle Gardens
Shadows on the Teche
Vermilionville
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