Whitney Plantation

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Whitney Plantation is the only museum in Louisiana dedicated exclusively to telling the story of slavery in the United States. Located on the site of a …

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Mar 21, 2025
We went hoping to learn American history and slavery in the 1800 but our guide focused way too much on racism today instead of sticking to history. I did not come for political views of today very di…Full review by judyf842
Mar 20, 2025
Opportunity to tour with a young woman with deep roots in the area who presented the history of buildings in a factual, comfortable manner. We then continued as a small group to the memorial walls i…Full review by norah50
Mar 12, 2025
While I fully understand that it is impossible to truly understand American history, without understanding the southern experience, which contains plantations and slavery, I’ve always had mixed feeli…Full review by Robert L

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Is it better to drive yourself or take a tour bus to Whitney Plantation?
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Drive yourself, though it is a bit tricky to find it when you're close, but not too difficult, and it's not very far from Baton Rouge.
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Hello, a somewhat embarrassing question that I must unfortunately ask: I seem to have lost the confirmation …
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Hello, a somewhat embarrassing question that I must unfortunately ask: I seem to have lost the confirmation email for our upcoming visit to the plantation. Are physical copies of the tickets required? Or is it that they can look up proof of purchase by name or purchasing information?
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You don’t actually get physical copies of the tickets. The confirmation email was all that I received. However I didn’t even need that. They look up your reservation by last name so …
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You don’t actually get physical copies of the tickets. The confirmation email was all that I received. However I didn’t even need that. They look up your reservation by last name so you should be all set.
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I am trying to decide between the Oak Alley Plantation tour and the Whitney Plantation tour. I want history and don't want …
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I am trying to decide between the Oak Alley Plantation tour and the Whitney Plantation tour. I want history and don't want things to be glossed over like I read in some of the Oak Alley reviews. Has anyone been to both, any suggestions?
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I went to both, a single day apart, and I'd say the Whitney changed me forever, and I've already forgotten Oak Alley. Oak Alley tells you what you already know, whereas the …
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I went to both, a single day apart, and I'd say the Whitney changed me forever, and I've already forgotten Oak Alley. Oak Alley tells you what you already know, whereas the Whitney opens your eyes to whole other parts of history that you'll be wondering why you've not heard before. Some of the exhibits there are permanently in my mind and I still get chills thinking about them. The Whitney was top-notch and truly educational; I recommend it a great deal more than Oak Alley.
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Can you buy ticket at the plantation?
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Yes!
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Can you drive and park at the Plantation?
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Yes. There is plenty of parking.
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