Houmas House Plantation, Burnside, Louisiana, USA

Houmas House is located between Baton Rouge and New Orleans on the Mississippi River. Houmas House was the Crown Jewel of Louisiana's River Road with its heroically-columned Greek Revival exterior topped by a belvedere that surveyed the Oak alley leading south to the sweeping bend in the Mississippi and the miles and miles of cane fields to the north and east.

The Gardens of Houmas House Plantation have been developed as a lush 38-acre panorama of indigenous Louisiana plant life and stunning exotics.

Things to See & Do

* Houmas House & plantation
* Alligator Bayou swamp tours and Cajun experience
* The Cajun Village
* Blue Bayou Waterpark
* L'Hermitage Plantation

General information

Cruise Season - May - October
Currency - United States Dollar (USD)
Language - English
Population - approx
Land Area - km2
Electricity - 2 perpendicular flat pins USA style or with a round pin below
Time - GMT minus six hours
International Country Telephone Code - 1

Transport Links - The plantation is less than an hour from New Orleans's Armstrong International Airport and less than a half-hour from Baton Rouge.