- The list below includes 16 free or cheap things to do in or near St. Francisville, Louisiana, including 41 different types of inexpensive activities like Historic Sites, Art Gallery, Gardens and National & State Parks.
- From Audubon State Historic Site to Afton Villa Gardens, there are a variety of budget-friendly attractions in St. Francisville and in nearby cities within 25 miles like Zachary, Jackson and Port Allen.
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4.2 Miles
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11788 Highway 965, St. Francisville, LA 70775
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Exhibits and an audio-video presentation detail the history of the Audubon State Historic Site. Besides the Oakley house, it has a 1 mile-long trail and a 100 acre forest, where a large variety of birds can be spotted.
4.2 Miles
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.
0.2 Miles
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266 votes
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.
3.9 Miles
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.
1.2 Miles
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378 votes
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.
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32 votes
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.
9.6 Miles
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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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.
0.9 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.
8.9 Miles
Port Hudson State Historic Site on the Mississippi River marks the location where the longest siege of the American Civil War took place. The premises also contain many hiking trails, interpretive plaques and artillery displays.