Wondering whether to go inside Oak Alley Plantation and do the tour? Here’s what to expect from inside Oak Alley, and what you’ll see when you get there.

The incredible Oak Alley Plantation is in Louisiana – I visited as part of my three-month tour of the USA, where I spent a whole month in the state. Oak Alley offers tours around the grounds, and I’d definitely recommend you visit if ever you’re in the area. Let me show you what to expect from inside Oak Alley, and the Oak Alley Plantation Tour.

The Oak Alley Plantation about an hour’s drive from New Orleans, it’s where Beyonce filmed her Deja Vu video, and, most famously, it was once known as The Bon Séjour Plantation and was home to Valcour Aime, aka the ‘King of Sugar’.

He was a ridiculously wealthy ‘slave owner, sugar planter, philanthropist, and pioneer in the large-scale refining of sugar’ (#Wikipedia).

Now the Oak Alley Plantation is a Natural Historic Landmark and one of the best looking plantations in Plantation Country, as the area is known, thanks to the alley of oak trees leading up to the front door.

Thanks to its beautiful grounds it’s a favourite spot for weddings, but as you walk around you have to remember that Oak Alley was a place where they trapped and kept slaves. Personally, I would not want to get married there.

“Some slaves had been included in the sale when JT Roman purchased the plantation in 1836, others he brought with him from his mother’s plantation, and about 15 were purchased and brought to the plantation between 1836 and 1844. In all, those enslaved at Oak Alley numbered, on average, between 110-120 people.

– Oak Alley Plantation

Inside Oak Alley Plantation in Louisiana

Seeing as Cailin (TravelYourself) and I were in the area we went along to check it out, and to stay over in one of the little cottages out the front. Oak Alley has