Oak Alley Plantation

Oak Alley Plantation is one of the most well-known plantations in Louisiana, famous for its canopy of Live Oak Trees leading to a Greek Revival-style Mansion.

Located in Vacherie along the Mississippi River, about an hour's drive from New Orleans, Oak Alley Plantation was built between 1837-1839 by Jacques Télesphore Roman, a wealthy sugar planter. It is known for its spectacular quarter-mile canopy of 28 evenly spaced live oak trees that form a path leading to the Greek Revival-style mansion. The mansion features 28 Doric columns, one for each oak in the alley, surrounding the house on all four sides. The oaks themselves were planted well before the house was built, likely in the early 1700s by an earlier settler.

Oak Alley operated as a sugar plantation and relied heavily on the labour of enslaved people. Today, the site includes exhibits that acknowledge this history, including reconstructed slave quarters that help tell the stories of the enslaved people who lived and worked there. The plantation is now maintained by the Oak Alley Foundation as a historic site and tourist attraction. Visitors can tour the main house, explore the grounds, and learn about both the wealthy plantation owners and the enslaved people who made their lifestyle possible. Oak Alley has also appeared in numerous films, TV shows, and music videos, including "Interview with the Vampire".

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