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Tour times: Tues.-Sat. 9:30am, 11:30am and 2pm.

Step back in time with this historic tour of a grand scale Victorian gothic sugarcane plantation. Although the mansion was not built until 1888, it has been continually lived in by the original builders family for 6 generations and contains ALL original family furniture, china and plantation memorabilia. Ardoyne Plantation house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as possibly the largest and most elaborate example of Rural Victorian Gothic Architecture in the state of Louisiana.

Waterlife Museum celebrates the industries and traditions that collectively comprise our unique culture! The museum gift shop offers Louisiana-themed art, jewelry, clothing, and merchandise. A Cajun music band plays on Tuesdays from noon to 3:00 p.m. The museum also offers an event rental space in the Bayou Gallery, overlooking Bayou Terrebonne.

Named as one of the Top 25 Most Amazing Sculpture Gardens in the World by BestValueSchools.com. http://www.bestvalueschools.com/25-most-amazing-sculpture-gardens-in-the-world/ The garden has more than 100 concrete sculptures and is open from dawn to dusk. Free to the public.

Celebrating African-American history in Terrebonne, Lafourche, and St. Mary Parishes.

Stationed at the Explore Houma Visitors Center every Tuesday and Friday 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Le Petit is Houma’s only live theatre house. The Theatre is listed on the Louisiana Historic Registry.

Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00am-4:00pm; Saturday – Sunday 8:00am-4:00pm.

LUMCON operates from the DeFelice Marine Center in Cocodrie. Includes educational exhibits focusing on Louisiana’s coastal resources. The marine center is open for self-guided tours.

Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00am-4:00pm. Saturday 10:00am-2:00pm.

The museum is a living history of the area’s rich military past. Vehicles really run and weapons really fire. The library acts as a place of research for both family military history and educational instruction. Veteran volunteers offer first-hand accounts of their service.

Southdown Marketplace is a One-Day Artison Craft festival that features more than 300 local and national vendors with unique hand-made products including jewelry, clothing, wood crafts, original art, garden items, seasonal items & more!

Hours: Monday – Friday  10:00am-4:00pm

Southdown Plantation House is a 19th century manor house, slave quarters, gift shop, and worker’s cabin! FREE mini-tours to all visitors. Credit cards accepted.

Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00 am-4:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am-4:00 pm.

Original art by local artists. Located in the heart of Houma’s Historic District.

Hours: Tuesday – Friday 9:00am-5:00pm.

Dedicated to preserving Cajun culture, the center offers classes on Cajun dancing, cooking, crafts and decoy carving.

1828 Robert Ruffin (RR) Barrow purchased the property from James Bowie in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, near Houma. This property would later become Residence Plantation, named so because RR owned many plantations, but Residence Plantation was where he resided. Residence Plantation has been continually owned and operated from that time until the present by the same family, making it one of the oldest, if not the oldest, family-owned businesses in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.