History
Oak Alley Plantation
Vacherie, Louisiana
A mansion at the end of a double row of live oaks beside the Mississippi, with tours that include the history of slavery.
- Price
- Admission fee
- Booking
- Best to book
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
Oak Alley is a plantation house on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Vacherie, famous for a double row of old live oaks leading to the front steps. Tours cover the house and the lives of the people enslaved there, and an exhibit on slavery is part of the visit. There is a restaurant on site.
Good to know
- Arrive early for light and fewer people
- Book tours for busy weekends
- Best time
- Morning
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- River Road with a large car park
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
Know what the drive costs
Roadtrip works out the fuel or charging cost of any drive for your exact car, finds the cheapest stations on the way, and plans the stops.
Rated 4.7 by drivers · 700,000 downloads
