Discover Louisiana's complex social and economic past during a guided tour of Oak Valley Plantation and the French Quarter. The plantation is a National Historic Landmark and offers a careful look at the indelible impact made by the institution of slavery and the sugar trade.

Get picked up from your hotel and head west along the Mississippi River until neat rows of live oak trees come into view. An official guide clothed in 19th-century attire welcomes you and ushers you on a tour of the sprawling estate. During your visit, see meticulously preserved furniture and architecture from the Antebellum and Civil War eras.

Among the tall ceilings and paneled halls of the plantation house, learn about the boom in sugar commodities during the 18th and 19th centuries, and hear detailed stories about the slaves who contributed to the success of Oak Alley Plantation, including a man named Antoine who innovated a strategy for grafting pecan trees.

Following your time at Oak Alley Plantation, return to New Orleans. Cruise through the French Quarter, passing Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, and the bustling French Market. Identify places of interest, including the houses along Esplanade Avenue, cemeteries filled with aboveground tombs, and an array of American influences near St. Charles Avenue.