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Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site

St. Martinville, Louisiana

A Creole plantation house on Bayou Teche tied to the Evangeline legend, with a quiet park.

Price
Small entry fee
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
75 min

Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site sits on Bayou Teche in St. Martinville and is named for the poem about Acadian exile. The site includes a Creole house, a small museum and a park along the bayou. St. Martinville has more Acadian and Creole history to wander afterwards.

Good to know

  • Check the guided tour times
  • Walk to the Evangeline Oak in town
Best time
Spring and autumn
Open
All year
Getting there
Paved roads, small car park
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
Dogs on a lead

Facilities

  • Picnic tables
  • Toilets

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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