Visiting Oak Alley < Oak Alley Plantation
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                    Alley Plantation
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                    Oak Alley Plantation with Azaleas in foreground
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Visiting Oak Alley

Visiting Oak Alley Plantation

NEW!  Visitor Guide with Self-guided Walking Tour!

Map

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Plantation Highlights:

Alley of Oaks
Big House
Confederate Commanding Officer's Tent
Slave Quarters Reconstruction Area
Blacksmith Shop
Antique Car Garage
Stewart Gardens
Roman Family Tombstone
Plantation Bell
Stewart Family Graveyard
Restaurant • Gift Shop • Cafe • Overnight Cottages

For a full plantation experience, please allow 2 hours for visiting. 




Guided Tour of the Big House

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                              front of Oak Alley welcoming guests

Tours of the Big House are conducted by guides dressed in period costumes and are given on the hour and half hour, generally lasting 35 to 40 minutes. We offer a brief written history of the  tour in French, Spanish and German.

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                              south wall of living room
Be sure to try one of our famous mint juleps available at our souvenir table located at the back door of the mansion as well as in the restaurant and café. We offer ample parking for our handicapped visitors near the Big House and restaurant.  Our grounds and first floor of the mansion are handicap accessible.

photo of
                              master bedroom in Oak Alley PlantationVideotaping is not allowed inside the Big House. All commercial uses of Oak Alley's image are prohibited without express written permission from Oak Alley Plantation. See our Media Page if you are a journalist or would like more information about commercial uses of Oak Alley's images. 


Included in Self-Guided Walking Tour: