Whitney Plantation: Tour from New Orleans at Whitney Plantation

Whitney Plantation: Tour from New Orleans is a guided tour departing from New Orleans to Whitney Plantation in Edgard, Louisiana, focused on the history of slavery in the American South.

The tour takes visitors to one of the few museums in the United States dedicated specifically to the experience of enslaved people. The plantation site preserves original structures and memorials that document the lives of those who were held in bondage there, offering a historically grounded account of this period. The experience is reflective in character, drawing on documentary evidence and preserved architecture to present the subject with seriousness and care. Tickets cover transport from New Orleans to the plantation site.