Houmas House Plantation: Guided Antebellum Mansion Tour
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578 Ratings
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Step into the past at Houmas House Plantation, a stunning antebellum mansion near New Orleans. Explore the rich history of this former sugar plantation and immerse yourself in the charm of the old South. Don’t miss the chance to stroll through the beautiful gardens!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Houmas House and Gardens - Guided mansion tours allow guests full access to the Houmas House estate. Dressed in period costumes, interactive tour guides tell the 250 year history of the mansion. Using artifacts, antiques and artwork, guests hear about life on this sugarcane plantation. Restaurants are available for breakfast, lunch and dinner at…
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What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Local taxes
  • Guided tour of plantation home
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drink (available for purchase)
Additional Information

Travel back to the past at the Houmas House Plantation while partaking in a guided expedition through the pre-Civil War residence, located a brief journey from New Orleans, where you’ll gain knowledge about the ancient South. Staff dressed in period apparel vividly depict the era as they narrate the account of this former sugar cultivation site, and…

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Location
40136 LA-942
Louisiana 942
The guided tour starts in the front of the mansion and ends in the rear of the mansion.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Kaylacz3816sg
Sep 27, 2024
Great place to visit - Had a great time touring the Houmas House. Our guide was wonderful. Her name was Susannah. Great place to visit and stay. The restaurant was excellent.
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U5567bitammyc
Sep 24, 2024
Beautiful mansion, grounds & incredible lunch! - This is a beautiful place with extensive gorgeous grounds - incredible lunch in beautiful setting - and guided mansion tour with Ruby that was fun, educational and amazing! Ruby did a great job talking about the history, the features of the house and some really surprising facts and stories! All the while making us laugh and keeping us in suspense with the stories - don't miss this! Lunch was exquisite and don't miss the grounds including the pet cemetery, the dragon statue in the Asian garden and the 600 year old trees!
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Reggieosborne
Sep 18, 2024
Excellent plantation to tour and learn - Gorgeous and excellent tour. Learned so much about history and current happenings. The historians and excellent conditions of the home and rooms were so educational. Loved it.
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Rosst879
Sep 7, 2024
Stepping Back To The Plantation Era - We drove through the Louisiana back country to visit the Houmas House & Gardens. It is a magnificent restored Antebellum mansion reflecting the opulence and wealth of a sugar cane plantation of the 1800's. It was an impressively beautiful house, gushing with history. Our tour guide, John, was a marvelous host. He was extremely informative and he fully answered all our questions. Awesome was an apt description for the extensive gardens and grounds. We spent two hours at this old sugar plantation nestled next to the Mississippi River. We left wishing that we'd had more time to spend there.
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Stephen_g
Aug 22, 2024
Great Experience - I thought the presentation by the guide was wonderful. The whole house was so interesting with everything from past days. Lastly the museum was awesome giving me a great take on the history of the great state of Louisiana.
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Dougben
Aug 20, 2024
Meet the spirits - This property was the largest working plantation in the US during it heyday.It is a beautiful home & historical piece of land that represents many years ,still portraying epitome of Louisiana rich culture.If you make it to the second story wraparound balcony,ask the guide to take a picture of your group and see if an extra object decides to appear.
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Uteo163
Aug 19, 2024
Interesting and historically beautiful - A plantation tour in historical style - costume with the guides! The house is very nice, the plantation worth seeing.
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Williamrz9957dx
Aug 4, 2024
Ruby Rocks as Houma House guide. - Ruby was an outstanding and professional guide with a perpetual smile and high humor. Very remember able. Must have a 100 characters but I can't think of anything else to say. GO!
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Liketoeatcincinnati
Jul 15, 2024
Must See - If you plan ahead you should enjoy a lunch in their very nice cafe. The gardens are wonderful and the mansion grandiose. The last time I visited was 1987 and much has changed and particularly with the gardens. The tour guide did a nice job explaining things. The tour was not too long or too short.
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Swflaok
Jul 13, 2024
Great tour full of history and exceptional ambience. - This was our favorite tour while in New Orleans. We are grateful to the owner who lets the public into his residence so that we can enjoy the history and beauty of the grounds. We were fortunate to be on an early tour that was composed of 6 people including Ruby! As a result we were able to capture some excellent photos and take our time reviewing the furniture, art, and listen to Ruby more carefully. Ruby is an excellent, knowledgeable, and fun docent.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).