- The list below includes 32 free or cheap things to do in or near Opelousas, Louisiana, including 40 different types of inexpensive activities like Movie Theaters, History Museums, Specialty Museums and Historic Districts.
- From Le Vieux Village de Poste des Opelousas to Louisiana Orphan Train Museum, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in Opelousas and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Eunice and Scott.
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Visitors can tour a historic site that originally served as a plantation and later was the site for 5 movies at Greenwood Plantation. The plantation also features a bed and breakfast inn.
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Fort DeRussy State Historic Site is named after Col. Lewis G. DeRussy and consists of an earthen fort, cemetery and water battery. The union forces captured the fort as part of the Red River campaign in 1864.
44.8 Miles
Functioning as the gallery and studio of a local Louisiana artist, Herschel Harrington, Harrington Gallery features a collection of his work in a historic 1830s building. Many of his paintings utilize oil and acrylic mediums with themes of nature.
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7747 U.S. Highway 61, St. Francisville, LA 70775
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Self-proclaimed the most haunted house of America, The Myrtles Plantation stands on the place of a late 18th century slave plantation. It is included on the National Register of Historic Places and has a full service restaurant and 11 bed and breakfast rooms. It can host weddings.
45.6 Miles
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12501 La. Highway 10, St. Francisville, LA 70775
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Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site serves as a representation of a large cotton plantation during the 1800s. The site itself rests on the 371 remaining acres of the original plantation and contains the main house, well-kept historic gardens, and thirteen historic out-buildings.
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8345 US Highway 61, St. Francisville, LA 70775
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The Butler Greenwood Plantation has remained in the family since it was founded, in 1790. It has 8 cottages which can be rented.
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With the first flowers being planted more than 1 century and ½ ago, the Afton Villa Gardens are included in the National Register of Historic Places.
47.0 Miles
Hemingbough is both a convention center and a theatre. It hosts art galleries, opera plays, lectures, and conventions. Its amenities can be rented for special occasions, such as weddings.
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20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, LA 70791
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Port Hudson National Cemetery, in addition to the Port Hudson Battlefield, is a historic landmark located on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. It contains the graves of many Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the American Civil War.
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With the construction of the mansion begun in 1799, the Oakley Plantation is restored to its Federal period style (1790-1830) for a more genuine experience.