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48 WHERETRAVELER® NEW ORLEANS JUNE 2019
film “Beyond All Boundaries.”
9 45 Magazine St., 5 0 4.528.19 4 4.
Map 3, B6; w w.nationalw w2
museum.orgNEW ORLEANS AFRICAN
AMERICAN MUSEUM
This repository of African-
American art, culture and
history is located in the
Meilleur-Goldwaithe House in
the Faubourg Tremé, America’s
oldest black neighborhood. 1418
Gov. Nicholls St., 5 0 4.566.1136.
Map 3, I2; w w w.noaam.orgNEW ORLEANS MUSEUM
OF ART
One of the South’s finest
museums, featuring an exten-
sive collection from the 15th
through 20th centuries and a
free outdoor sculpture garden.
Open Tu-Th, 10 am-6 pm; F, 10
am-9 pm; Sa-Su, 11 am-5 pm.
1 Collins C. Diboll Circle (Cit y
Park), 504.658.4100. Map 1, D2;
http://www.noma.orgNEW ORLEANS
PHARMACY MUSEUM
This former apothecary housed
the nation’s first licensed
pharmacist. See 19th-century
“miracle” drugs, phlebotomists’
tools and an 1855 soda foun-
tain.Open Tu-Sa, 10 am-4 pm.
514 Char tres St., 5 0 4.565.8027.
Map 3, G4;
http://www.pharmacymuseum.orgOGDEN MUSEUM OF
SOUTHERN ART
This Smithsonian Institution
affiliate offers a fresh, new
look at four centuries of the
American South. Open F-W,
10 am-5 pm. 925 Camp St.,
504.539.9650. Map 3, B6;
http://www.ogdenmuseum.orgPITOT HOUSE MUSEUM
Located along scenic Bayou St.
John, this circa-1799 home, built
for New Orleans’ first mayor, is
an excellent example of a Creole
plantation house. Open W-Sa,
10 am-3 pm. 14 4 0 Moss St.,
504.482.0312. Map 1, D2;
http://www.louisianalandmarks.orgSOUTHERN FOOD AND
BEVERAGE MUSEUM
Devoted to “the understanding
and celebration of food, drink
and culture of the South,”
SoFAB features exhibits,
along with cooking classes.
Open W-M, 11 am-5:30 pm.15 0 4 Oretha C. Haley Blvd.,
504.569.0405. Map 1, D3;
http://www.southernfood.orgPlantations
DESTREHAN PLANTATION
A 45-minute drive from New
Orleans, Destrehan was built
in 1787 by a sugar planter and
is the oldest plantation home
in the lower Mississippi Valley.
Tours are offered daily, 9 am-4
pm. Closed all major holidays.
13 0 3 4 River Rd., Destrehan, La.,
877.453.2095. http://www.destrehan
plantation.orgHOUMAS HOUSE
PLANTATION AND
GARDENS
Houmas House is famous for
its imposing Greek Revival
architecture and lush grounds.
Tours are offered daily, 9 am-7
pm. Overnight accommo-
dations available. Old South
Tours provides transportation
via luxury buses that depart
daily from the French Quarter;
call 877.303.1776 for details.
4 0136 Hw y. 9 42, Darrow, La.,
225.473.9380. http://www.houmas
house.comLAURA: A CREOLE
PLANTATION
This 1804 structure is one of the
oldest and largest complexes
on River Road. Laura bases its
tours on 5,000 pages of docu-
ments detailing 200 years of
Creole plantation life by the
women, children and servants
who lived there. Guided tours
are offered daily, 10 am-4 pm.
2 247 Hw y. 18, Vacherie, La.,
888.799.7690. http://www.laura
plantation.comNOTTOWAY
PLANTATION
The famed “White Castle of
Louisiana” is one of the largest
antebellum homes in the South.
Guided tours are offered daily, 9
am-4 pm. Overnight accommo-
dations available; reservations
recommended.
31025 Hw y. 1 South, White
Castle, La., 225.545.2730.
http://www.nottoway.comOAK ALLEY
PLANTATION
This picture-perfect Greek
Revival mansion, with its 28
evenly spaced 300-year-old liveWe’ve combined five tours into
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