Venues & Event Spaces in New Iberia, LA

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Today the Rip Van Winkle Gardens offers both a tour of the Joseph Jefferson Mansion and the surrounding gardens along with offering accommodations if you want to stay on site. They have a welcome center that includes the gift shop where you purchase your tour tickets, the Jefferson Cafe that is open for lunch and a movie theatre where you can see a film on the history of the island. Depending on your timing you might end up doing the house tour or the garden tour first and the hosue tour is guided only and is a good tour while the garden tour is self guided. The gardens also include a few musters of peacocks, a Japanese tea house, fountains, wells, wildlife (with over 260 species of birds), multiple statues around the property along with a Bali stone carved gate and various other artwork surprises. Many of the items in the garden are slightly hidden and there are many winding paths so you really need to do some exploring to find all the hidden gems around the property so dedicate some time to this tour.

Tip: Take a Saturday to do the Avery Island Tabasco Sauce and Jungle Garden tour in the morning with a breakfast at the Tabasco Restaurant 1896 then do lunch at Rip Van Winkle Gardens Jefferson Cafe and do that tour in the afternoon for a full day adventure. Then head into Lafayette and stay at the Blue Moon Saloon & Guesthouse get some ice cream at the Borden's Dairy Dip across the street then go back to the guesthouse to enjoy the music.”

“Me and my now wife got married at Antique Rose Ville over the weekend. The venue was beautiful and everything we could’ve asked for. Mrs. Linda treated us like family throughout the process, her staff went above and beyond to make our night special. Mrs. Linda’s food is guaranteed to keep you full and will have you coming back for thirds! Thank you, from the Skeesicks!”

“Well first Off When you walk in the building makes you feel like you're at home The front desk personnel has great personality can't ask for any better The cleaning crew is very awesome they know what they're doing great personality And the manager over here Is Awesome The whole building Smell so good and the people that are staying over here Or very nice I would recommend staying over here short or long term If I could give a 10 stars I would Great hospitality can't ask for no betterRooms: So very clean they take pride in what they doSafety: All about safety”