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Shadows on the Teche


TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 6 attractions in New Iberia
Traveller Description: This restored and elegant Georgian mansion with its lovely gardens reflects the southern plantation lifestyle during the 1800s.
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Attraction type: Historic home, Historic site, Other
Activities: Leisure education, Dining
Address: 317 E Main Street New Iberia, LA
Tel: 318 369 6446

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5 of 5 stars
Minnesota
11 Mar 2009
1
person found this review helpful

A must see for your visit to New Iberia. You watch a delightful video about the history of Shadows, then your personal guide takes you across the street and shows you the grounds and the inside of the mansion that was completed in 1834. Stand in the fully restored rooms, see their furniture, the dishes they used on their own... more

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4 of 5 stars
San Diego, California
27 Aug 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Our guide walked us back in time taking us through both the story and rooms of this wonderful old estate. We could almost see the thirty slaves that supported the home and heard stories about the additional 300 slaves working the sugar fields 10 miles to the south. Great place to visit for a view of the past. more

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1 of 5 stars
Netherlands
10 May 2007

We knew about this place from a guide and had also a brochure from a Welcome Center in Louisiana. When we arrived in New Iberia there are only one-way streets and if you come from the north you drive along a parallel road. The house is on Main Street, we were looking for the crossing with HWY 14, that will... more

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5 of 5 stars
Campbellsville, KY
3 Oct 2006
2
people found this review helpful

The Shadows is a beautiful, well restored home. It transports you back in time with all of the authentic restoration and the original furnishings and documentation. The staff is very imformative and helpful. Thouroughly enjoyed our visit. more

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Shadows on the Teche Address

317 E Main Street, New Iberia, LA
Tel: 318 369 6446