destrehan plantation

destrehan plantation印象

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  FloridaSunDevil

  We arrived by car in the New Orleans area and made the plantation our first stop before heading to the French Quarter and parking our car. We arrived on a Monday at 9:00 a.m. in time for the first tour which which turned out to be private. Our guide had a French accent, was dressed in a period outfit and gave us a very interesting and informative tour of the plantation house. It was a lovely house and our guide provided quite a history of the owners and described some of the more interesting paintings and furniture. She also told us about the 1811 slave uprising which involved the plantation. There was also an exhibit on the uprising in one of the out buildings. We were on our own to see the rest of the grounds. There was also a blacksmith working on decorative iron pieces who showed us what he was doing. It was definitely worth the visit.

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  MrsKMB

  While I did learn a lot about history, this plantation is simple, a sign of the times in which it was built. Nothing fancy, like I expected. The plantation is comprised of buildings from other plantations, so you although not original to Destrehan, you do get a feel for life there. I did find it interesting that the tour guide appeared to sugarcoat slavery, focusing on the ability of the slaves to sell their own produce, etc. The oak trees are gorgeous, though! Next time, I will visit one of the more opulent plantations, to acquire more of a sense of what a prosperous lifestyle was like back when.

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  jniny

  We were pretty excited to go see this Plantation but we were very disappointed in the whole experience. We were super rushed out of there. Our tour guide spoke really fast in what was a memorized scrip with no personality. He did this tour as fast as he could and then disappeared! I wouldn't recommend you going here.

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  TUFish

  I visited Destrehan on a recent Sunday afternoon. It's probably the closest plantation house to New Orleans and it's a well maintained plantation house with several outbuildings. The tour was decent and I learned a bit about the history of these plantation houses and the families that lived there, but our period-dressed tour guide was perfunctory, at best, and almost hostile to questions. She obviously knew her material, and knew a lot about the history of the house, but seemed more interested in getting us through the tour, over anything else.The outbuildings were somewhat interesting, and in the summer when the plantation is fully staffed, I'm sure would be quite informative. There was an interesting exhibit on the slave uprising of 1811 which took place on the area plantations. Given the price of the tour though, I have to think there are better options among the other plantations in the area.

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  west77

  My wife and I had the pleasure to visit this great attraction this week and really enjoyed it. The guide was in the time period clothing and was very and was very informative and fun. We would recommend this attraction for everyone.

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  NicoletteJ_13

  We didn't take a tour because we were doing a driving plantation road tour. However we stopped at the gift store and the employees were very nice and the shop was great. This is one on the best gift stores I have been to. The items are unique, useful, lovely and well priced. All the other plantation gift shops sold mass produced junk.

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  N2NY

  Good news: tour guide was nervous but fairly knowledgeable and had some interesting facts to share, and the main house was air conditioned. Bad news: almost nothing on the premises is original (the home was abandoned and left to deteriorate for years and was essentially rebuilt).All the furnishings and even the slave quarters were imported from some other place. The grounds are unremarkable and worn down. Worst of all, our tour guide seemed to suggest that their slaves were relatively well treated because they had Sundays off (but only because they were forced to convert to Christianity), could sell vegetables they grew and could work temporarily for another Plantation (but had to kick back money to their masters), slave owners napped in day beds to save slaves the difficult task of remaking the big bed, and slave families were kept together (but only up to a certain age).With such consideration and kindness, one wonders why the slaves revolted at all. Quite a disappointing viewpoint..We did not have time to see one of the other plantations further down River Road but I wish we had.

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  Martgaffney

  Being able to see working trades on site is a bonus. Our guide did a super job explaining the difference between French & Spanish vs. Anglo English laws which affected slavery in La. He did not gloss over any of it ; but provided insight. Some buildings were brought on sight which were not original; but it is unrealistic to expect anything else. Think about the humidity and insects. All the rest of River Rd. will have to measure up. Great job!

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  terseab

  If our tour guide (who was rather full of himself) was typical, Destrehan guides have memorized a rather theatrical script which is designed to take you QUICKLY through the house. There are absolutely tons of artifacts, documents, and furniture which you are not given time or opportunity to see and about which you're not encouraged to ask questions.

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  julielynnbateson

  You drive up to a beautiful huge plantation that just takes your breathe away; the lot is filled with huge trees, some over 100years old, and several that are covered in French MossYou walk into the Gift Shop where you are greater by friendly staff; the tour guide we had was dressed in a beautiful dress which I assume was dated back to when the plantation was open. The tour is an hour and the guide tells you what occurred on the plantation as she ( or he) shows you the sites on and in the plantation.The tour does not show you all of what's on the grounds but you can go see on your own time. One of the highlights was Seeing the 1811 Slave Revoltand an authentic signed document. ( which you cannot photograph)During the tour you will not be able to take video nor voice recordings but you can take photos. They do have an elevator outside of the plantation and if you have problems going up/am down stairs you will want to use the elevator. You will enjoy the tour and the history behind the plantation.