If you can tour only one antebellum plantation, make it Oak Alley. I’ve seen almost every Louisiana plantation that is open to the public and Oak Alley is definitely the queen of them all! The mansion itself is magnificent but it’s the alley of trees that is not duplicated anywhere in the world. Established as a sugarcane plantation in 1830 by crazy rich Valcour Aime, the land was traded to his brother-in-law Jacques Roman who in 1839 built a house impressive enough to lure his sweetie from New Orleans to the country. For more history, take the tour… Most house …continue reading