San Francisco Plantation in Garyville, LA

2646 Highway 44 River Road EastGaryville, LA 70051
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Description

San Francisco Plantation House, the most opulent plantation house in North America, is located on the east bank of the Mississippi River, less than 40 minutes from New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a galleried house of the Creole open suite style, nestled under centuries old Live Oaks and contains one of the finest antique collections in the country. This Louisiana Plantation is a National Historic Landmark and is open daily for plantation tours.

About the Plantation:
-Open 359 days a year
-Located on the Great River Road on 7 green acres of land
-Built in 1856 by wealthy sugar planter
-Period dressed tour guides
-$2 million restoration in 1977

-Nestled under centuries old Live Oak trees
-Vividly colored plantation home influenced by the mistress’s Bavarian heritage
-One of the finest antique collections in the country
-Walk through 14 rooms filled with period antiques

-Great combination of romance and history
-World-renown hand painted ceilings
-Faux marbre and Faux bois

-National Historic Landmark preserving Louisiana history
-1830’s School House & 1840’s Slave Cabin

Tour Times:
March – October: 9:40AM – 4:40PM
November – February: 9:40AM – 4:00PM

Tours begin every 20 minutes daily. One of our guides, dressed in period attire, will escort you through a 45 minute presentation of all 14 rooms of the plantation and the grounds.

We are closed for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Mardi Gras Day and Easter Sunday.

San Francisco Plantation Reviews

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Cannongk
"Disappointed"
TripAdvisor user rating 2 out of 5
Reviewed July 26, 2024
San Francisco plantation is closed to the public. It has been purchased by an oil company. Not sure why they don’t keep this beautiful, historic place open.
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michaelfB4698IZ
"A delightful tour of a uniquely colorful house"
TripAdvisor user rating 5 out of 5
Reviewed July 27, 2021
I toured beautiful and unique San Francisco Plantation on July 25th with a friend. We drove down from Natchez. I thoroughly enjoyed all aspects of the experience. Our tour guide was Ruby. She was fabulous. The house is totally unique. Colorful. Interesting. The history is unique and also sad. The plantation will soon close to tours. I'm very sad to learn this. Marathon petroleum company restored and maintained this historic house for many decades. I am grateful to them. I hope that they will reconsider and maintain it open as a museum so that others can continue to enjoy this beautiful property.
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Tourist232440
"Good One!"
TripAdvisor user rating 5 out of 5
Reviewed June 30, 2021
A fun addition to any day trip! I visited San Francisco as a part of a larger tour of multiple plantations, and I enjoyed this one. The architecture of the house is to die for, and our guide was knowledgeable to a lot of history surrounding the house. There are also slaves quarters and a small schoolhouse to tour as well. Visit while you still can.
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Gretchieluv
Roswell, Georgia
"Lacks Southern Hospitality"
TripAdvisor user rating 2 out of 5
Reviewed June 23, 2021
The house and grounds are beautiful. The cost of the plantation is $10 per person. I would try make this a day trip because the pricing is a little high. The ladies working there were very rude. I would have minded to pay $40 for our family of four, but they were so nasty .. I paid my sister $10 to walk around and take pictures. With or without the tour it’s $10. The plantations website needs to be updated .
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Trip816173
Asheville, North Carolina
"Real Southern Hospitality "
TripAdvisor user rating 5 out of 5
Reviewed May 11, 2021
We arrived a half hour late for the 12:30 tour, and upon hearing that we would be unable to tour at a later time, the folks at San Francisco graciously let us join the tour already in progress. Not only that, the tour guide, Ruby, went back through the home with us after she had finished the main tour and personally showed us what we had missed. So appreciative of such gracious hospitality by the staff of this truly unique plantation home.
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