Things to Do

Things to do right outside the door

Immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the  Bayou Teche right outside our front door. Borrow a canoe or pirogue and go for a paddle; take a guided pontoon boat ride to New Iberia for lunch and a pub crawl; or set up an excursion to Lake Fausse Point for swimming or a sunset cruise with snacks and beverages. Our pontoon boat (The Mayfair) can accomodate up to twelve people. Available by advance reservation as part of your stay package option.

Shop Jeanerette, home to the oldest bakery in the U.S. and the brand new Main Street Mercantile.

 

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Paddle Trail (130 miles of Bayou paddling trails)
Cypress Saw Mill Museum
Paroleum Musuem Morgan City
Wedell-Williams Aviation Museum Patterson
Southwest Reef Light House Berwick

AcadianaProfile.com to keep up to date on happenings in Acadiana

Arnaudville (60-65 min drive)
Bayou Teche Brewery Tuesday- Saturday Noon-6, Saturday Noon-9, Sunday 11-6
Little Big Cup cafe

Avery Island (25 min)
Tabasco.com
Restaurant 1868!

Baldwin (8-10 min drive)
Cypress Bayou Casino
Raintree Market groceries

Breaux Bridge (15 min away)
Live Cajun Music
Antiquing
Lake Martin wildlife preserve
Feast on crawfish
Cajun Country Swamp Tours (337) 319-0010
BayouSwampTours.com
Atchafalaya Basin Landing and Airboat and Swamp Tours: (337) 228-7880
BasinLanding.com

Franklin (15 min drive)
Shopping on Main Street:
Gather On Main: (10-6 weekdays, 10-3 Saturday)
The French Door (10-5 weekdays, 10-3 Saturday)
Chic and Shabby Collections

Lunch at Lamplighter Café
Ice cream

Tours by Steven
Walking tours
Ghost Tours

Kayak tours of Bayou Teche- they will even deliver kayaks to Abania or Lake Fausse Point 

Shadowlawn Plantation Home

Lafayette (30-45 min away)
Acadian Village
Lake Fausse Pointe State Park
Lake Martin (50 min)

Local Cultural museums:
Jeanerette Museum
Grevemberg House Museum
Bayou Teche Museum
Chitimacha Tribal Museum

New Iberia(15-20 minutes away)
Shadows on the Teche Plantation
Iberia African American Historical Society (in the visitor center at Shadows on the Teche

Jefferson Island (35 min)
Ripvanwinklegardens.com
Café Jefferson for lunch
Bayou Teche Museum
Konrico Rice?/Conrd Rice Mill tour
Distillerie Acadian

Saint Martinville (30-35 min away)
Evangeline Oak
Evangeline State Park

River Road Plantations (2 hour drive so an all day excursion)
Houmas House
Laura Plantation
Oak Alley

Dining

Breakfast:
Cooper Street Coffee Jeanerette (Saturday and Sunday)
Lejeunes’s Bakery Jeanerette (grab and go French bread)
Lamplighter Café Franklin
Lunch:
Landry’s Seafood Restaurant Jeanerette (337)276-4857
Annie Mae’s Soul Food Restaurant Franklin (on the bayou) (337)828-9401
Lamplighter Café Franklin (337) 828-3441
Au Bon Creole New Iberia (337) 367-6181
Coffee House Soul Food Jeanerette  (337) 276-7890
Little Big Cup Arnaudville (337) 754-7147 Dinner:
Landry’s Seafood Restaurant
Cypress Bayou Casino:
Mr. Lester’s Steakhouse- Jackets required and reservations recommended (337) 923-7408

On Premises Possibilities
Cajun cooking experiences
Crawfish boils
Black Pot cooking demonstrations
Gumbo
Jambalaya
Cracklins