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Whitney Plantation, Wallace, LA

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Whitney Plantation

Whitney Plantation is a museum in Wallace, LA, part of the New Orleans guide. Cost: $25 to $50.

5099 Louisiana Hwy 18 · Wallace, LA

Why you should go…

Whitney Plantation is a nonprofit museum on Louisiana Highway 18 devoted to the history and legacies of slavery. You can take a guided tour or a self-guided audio tour past sixteen original structures, including a French Creole main house from about 1790 and two slave cabins, plus memorials to people enslaved here and across Louisiana. Guided tours also go upstairs in the Big House. The museum suggests allowing at least two hours for the grounds and visitor center exhibits.

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