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March 2024 by Ashley Caballero
This plantation museum is definitely the best! Jim, our tour guide was super informative and did a great job!
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March 2024 by Stacey Bynum
The tour was amazing and definitely had an emotional twist to it! Jim (with 1 m) ? did a phenomenal job! We will be back! -Tulane/STL family!
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March 2024 by Madison Bynum (Madi)
Decided to stop here for a spring break excursion and can say it was definitely gorgeously engaging and truly does captivate the essence of how slavery and the history has shaped Louisiana. Jim; our guide was so witty and a great joy to chat with!! He made the whole experience so educational along with truly telling the story of the history within Destrehan. Definitely recommend this as a stop for the family. It was also really awesome seeing the interpretation of the 1811 slave revolt within their own exhibit on site and some interesting native pieces. It makes my heart soar seeing native american representation.
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March 2024 by Amie Ramsey
We had a great tour with Jim! The adults, and the teen, all had a wonderful visit - there was something interesting to each of us. We learned some new things and saw some wonderful exhibits in a quiet little haven just outside of the city. It is so worth the price of admission, and we feel as if we supported a great non-profit that is preserving historical artifacts and presenting true history.
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March 2024 by K Dubs
My family did the Destrehan “Haunted” Plantation tour at night and it was only okay. Not really sure it should be considered a haunted tour, but just a night tour. The ending ghost hunting bit was fun, but more for children. The tour guides were really really cool (shoutout to Jordan! Goodluck with your book!) but they mainly talk about the family that owned the plantation and we wanted to hear A LOT more about the slavery lifestyle and history here. Overall, it was okay but don’t think it should be called a haunted tour.
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March 2024 by Austin H
Was way more fun than I thought it was going to be. Learned alot, laughed and had a different understanding of the times of our past. Beverly was AMAZING. loved her passion she had. She seemed happy to be there and that spreads.
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March 2024 by Alyssa Spence
Great tour. Very informative!
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March 2024 by Michael Blankenship
We had a wonderful time with our tour. Alan and Whitney were so educational. They are so passionate about the history behind the plantation and the history of the Slave Revolt of 1811. The gentleman that greeted us (I’m sorry I couldn’t remember his name) when we came in for our tour was very helpful too. Everyone was very welcoming. My only suggestion would be to have the tour guides to share their Venmo codes on a piece of paper so we can tip them, as not everyone carries cash on hand.
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March 2024 by Debbie Cooper
Great tour.
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March 2024 by Tim
Very cool place with interesting paperwork to look at
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March 2024 by Rose Scholefield
This was a very informative plantation tour. Our docent was amazing. She's was very knowledgeable about the history of the plantation and it's previous owners. She also remembered the news reports about the house being vandalized before it was available for tours.
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February 2024 by Eye A.
We decided to visit Destrehan because we were only in NOLA for a little bit and were pressed for time. It was closest to the French Quarter which is where we were staying and the tour was just a little over an hour so it fit perfectly with our time constraints. It's a beautiful property. Our tour guide was amazing also. She was so well versed and knowledgeable. We left the plantation feeling like we learned so much. I'd highly recommend paying the plantation a visit. The admissions office which is also a gift and souvenir shop is quite big also.
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February 2024 by Ameena Sethi
The plantation is lovely. We went on Saturday 4/3 and took the 1pm tour. The staff were nice and welcoming. Our guide Allen (I think) was knowledgeable and informative. He gave a lot of information but was short, precise and interactive. I appreciated that. We asked questions and he knew the answers. We visited some out buildings but sadly couldn’t explore the whole plantation because it started raining cats and dogs. We went into another exhibit about slave revolt and there was Ms. Julie who was the guide there or facilitator. She seemed very passionate about the subject and very knowledgeable. Having said that she started talking like a boring professor and looked at us like unruly students. We were literally sitting/standing there looking at her afraid of getting in trouble. We had another engagement but her train would not come to a station that we could get off at! She was going hour by hour of the slave revolt. We quite literally had to make an escape. She turned to the last of our group and said with disdain “ you have to leave?” Yes ma’am thinking I’ll get in trouble for leaving the classroom!!? My goodness! I took a star off because of that. While I appreciate the knowledge, I appreciate keeping it short, interesting and precise even more. Also if we are not interesting in knowing that many details, we should not be made to feel guilty. Allen told us shortly about the slave revolt and it was wonderful. That was the main tour and we enjoyed that thoroughly. The forced lecture - not so much!This plantation is closest to French quarter at about it 30 min and the price is acceptable. I would highly recommend it but steer clear of Ms. Julie unless you have an hour or two extra to spare !
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February 2024 by Mel T.
Staying in New Orleans worth the short drive. Beautiful property, great history and Alan did a great job on tour. Will be back for ghost tour. Alan shared a few photos he took after dark on the property. They look legit. Seriously.
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February 2024 by ClydeLitty BrookAveBoy
I felt this was a learning experience to be here and get a glimpse into the history of this place.
