St Francisville, Louisiana is a port of call on most Mississippi River cruises. The quaint small town has historic homes, shopping and gardens to entice visitors.
Plantation homes close to St Francisville are open for public tours. They include Oakley House (Audubon State Historic Site), Greenwood Plantation, and Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site.
Afton Villa Gardens is on a former plantation. The house burned, but a 20 year project restored the gardens to blooming glory. It includes twenty acres of formal gardens and grounds.
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