Living History Museum · Est. 1787
Included with every ticket — walk the grounds and dependency buildings on your own time after your guided house tour.
Original cabins donated by Entergy from Helvetia Plantation after Hurricane Betsy (1965). One side shows enslaved living quarters; the other, the cooper shop of Essex, an enslaved barrel maker on the plantation in the early 1800s.
The former Overseer's Cabin, now home to the German Coast Uprising and Rost Home Colony exhibits.
A sugar and textile museum on the grounds.
The plantation's historic barn, also used for weddings and private events.
An original outbuilding near the Gift Shop and Indigo Cafe.
Rebuilt to its original specification and location, showing what meal preparation and cooking looked like for plantation families.
An original well beside the laundry building, built in 1826 — a glimpse into the labor-intensive process of washing clothes in the 19th century.
Shaded spots under the live oaks — bring a lunch and make a day of it.
One of the grounds' oldest live oaks
Spanish moss along the walking pathThe grounds and gift shop stay open until 5:30 pm, even after the last guided tour.
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