San Francisco Plantation House, the most oppulent plantation house in North America, is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River less than 40 minutes from New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a galleried house of the Creole open suite style, nestled under centuries old Live Oaks and contains one of the finest antique collections in the country.

Guided tours based on 5,000 pages of French documents and upon Laura’s own “Memories of the Old Plantation Home”. Built in 1805, still surrounded by sugarcane, the farmstead stands with 12 historic buildings, gardens and the slave quarters where the west African folktales of the legendary rascal Br’er Rabbit were recorded.

Located on the Mississippi River between the historic Louisiana cities of New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Oak Alley Plantation has been called the “Grande Dame of the Great River Road”. The quarter-mile canopy of giant live oak trees forms an impressive avenue leading to the classic Greek-revival style antebellum home.

Houmas House Plantation and Gardens is so much more than just a tour of a grand antebellum estate. Experience the southern splendor of “The Sugar Palace” when you step into 16 rooms filled with period antiques and Louisiana artwork. Relax with a refreshing mint julep and enjoy the breeze off the mighty Mississippi River.