Oak Alley Plantation Tour
The story of this National Historic Landmark begins with the trees.
In the early 1700’s an unknown settler planted 28 evenly spaced oak trees in 2 rows leading from his humble cottage toward the Mississippi River.
In 1839, Jacques Télésphore Roman, a wealthy Creole sugar cane planter, lured his young bride from New Orleans to the plantation by building this spectacular mansion.
The opulence of her home has been authentically restored to its original grandeur.
Enjoy Oak Alley’s beauty and dream of her rich past while you step back in time as we tell you of Jacques’ struggle between his love for the land and his love for his wife.
- Availability: Daily
- Duration: 5 hours
- Tour Times: 8:30 AM & 12:30 PM;
- Tour Return: 2:00 PM & 5:30 PM
- Price:
- Adult: $50
- Child (3-12): $35
- Prices include transportation
Located within an hour’s drive of New Orleans or Baton Rouge, Oak Alley Plantation, crowned the “Grande Dame of the Great River Road,” is admired as one of the most spectacular antebellum settings in the South.
Tours of the mansion are conducted by guides dressed in period costumes and are given on the hour, generally lasting 35 to 40 minutes.
After your thirty minute, climate controlled guided tour of the “Big House,” stroll the grounds in the shade of majestic oak trees, while sipping one of the famous mint juleps.