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ATTRACTIONS Antique Rose Ville
2007 Freyou Rd. | New Iberia (337) 367-3000 AntiqueRoseVille.com Reservation only. 1830 Renoudet Cottage and surrounding gardens listed in National Directory for Gardens in America and featured on Good Morning America. Gardens include fountains, pond and bridge, native south Louisiana plants and over 100 varieties of antique roses.
Bayou Teche Museum
131 E. Main St. | New Iberia (337) 606-5977 BayouTecheMuseum.org Thurs-Sat 10AM-4PM. By appointment for groups. Admission. State-of-the-art museum with a permanent collection of artifacts and memorabilia from the region telling the story of a growing city, its people, culture and industry, all centered around the “snake-like” curves of the Bayou Teche.
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Bunk Johnson Jazz Trail
445 E. Main St. | New Iberia (337) 364-7024 IberiaLibrary.org/Special-Collections Bunk Johnson was a Jazz musician who lived in New Iberia and is credited for teaching Louis Armstrong and other Jazz legends. Learn more about Bunk Johnson and his music in the historical collection hosted at the Iberia Parish Library’s Main branch and visit his grave at St. Edward’s Cemetery. Attend the Bunk Johnson Festival held annually.
Historic Jeanerette Trail
500 E. Main St. | Jeanerette (337) 276-4408 JeaneretteMuseum.com Take a self-guided walking tour and discover Sugar City’s rich history. Download the map from IberiaTravel or pick it up at the Iberia Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau or the Jeanerette Museum.
Jeanerette Museum 500 E. Main St. | Jeanerette (337) 276-4408 JeaneretteMuseum.com Tues-Fri 10AM-4PM. Last tour at 3PM. Admission. Group tours welcome. Video on planting and harvesting of sugarcane. Sugarcane industry history exhibits and antique sugarcane harvest equipment. Local history, sewing collections, Swamp Room, Military Room, Mardi Gras Room, Cypress Room and large collection of pictures of the past in Jeanerette. Jefferson Island Rip Van Winkle Gardens
5505 Rip Van Winkle Rd. New Iberia (337) 359-8525 RipVanWinkleGardens.org Daily 9AM-5PM. Last house tour 4PM. Admission. Guided tours of the Joseph Jefferson Home (ca. 1870), a grand architectural masterpiece built as a hunting lodge and painting studio for famous 19th century actor, Joseph Jefferson, who portrayed Rip Van Winkle. Rip’s Rookery and semi-tropical garden surrounding beautiful Lake Peigneur. Film of the 1980 catastrophe on the lake. Café, B&B and gift shop.
Jungle Gardens
6164 Avery Island Rd. | New Iberia (337) 369-6243 JungleGardens.org Daily 9AM-5PM. Admission. Jungle Gardens, home of “Bird City”, founded by E. A. McIlhenny, is a three mile driving tour around the remains of an unusual nursery. It’s 170 acres of extraordinary, beautiful, strange, and useful plants, as well as a refuge for many animal species of special concern. Customized bird tours for individuals and groups.
KONRIKO® Company Store/Conrad Rice Mill
a century of operation in 2012. Watch a video on the history of the Acadians and tour the mill. The store features a selection of KONRIKO® products and other local food products, arts and crafts.
LeJeune’s Bakery
1510 Main St. | Jeanerette (337) 276-5690 LejeunesBakery.com Mon-Fri 7AM-5PM. Built in 1884 by Oscar LeJeune and presently operated by Matthew LeJeune, 5th generation of the LeJeune family. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Free tours are given by appointment. Products are LeJeune’s French bread and ginger cakes.
New Iberia Azalea Trail
(888) 942-3742 IberiaTravel.com March through April, stroll New Iberia’s award-winning Main Street where azaleas frame moss draped oak trees, stately homes and quaint cottages along Bayou Teche. Download the self-guided driving tour map of the azalea trail or pick up a print copy at the Iberia Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau.
New Iberia Main Street Historic District Walking Tours
Main Street | New Iberia IberiaTravel.com Century-old oaks surround stately homes in the National Register Residential District. New Iberia’s Historic commercial district won the 2005 Great American Main Street Award®, sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation®. Take a self-guided walking tour and enjoy beautiful architecture, antique shops, specialty shops, art, museums, music and restaurants. Download the maps or pick them up at the Iberia Parish Welcome Center.
307 Ann St. | New Iberia (800) 551-3245 ConradRice.com Mon-Sat 9AM-5PM. Admission. The oldest operating rice mill in the U.S. celebrated
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