- Our list of the best things to do in St. Martinville, Louisiana, features the top 57 nearby activities — including 28 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- St. Martinville, LA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Sights & Landmarks, Museums & Galleries, Outdoor Places, and Entertainment & Shows.
- The results below include the top 9 things to do within the city of St. Martinville, LA , followed by 48 popular activities in nearby cities, including Lafayette, New Iberia, Breaux Bridge, Broussard, Henderson and Scott
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Founded in 1934, the Longfellow Evangeline State Historic Site is the oldest park site in Louisiana. It covers 157 acres and has on its site several structures designated national landmarks.
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The Church of St Martin de Tours is a 19th century Acadian church which operates as a multi-purpose venue playing host to a variety of events such as weddings, receptions and more.
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An entire park surrounds the Evangeline Oak, a local and national landmark since it appeared in the epic poem of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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Spread over 6,000 acres, Lake Fausse Pointe State Park was once part of the Atchafalaya Basin. The lake itself offers fishing, boating, and canoeing opportunities along with a hiking trail and campground area.
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Locals and tourists both enjoy spending an afternoon in the Acadian Memorial and Museum. The museum spotlights the Acadian's who found refuge in Louisiana and allows those of Acadian background to track their ancestors.
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With a museum dedicated to the first settlers of Louisiana, some of the Acadian Memorial's attractions are the murals, the eternal flame and the wall of names.
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1200 N Main Street, St. Martinville, LA 70582
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Celebrating the diversity within the community, Longfellow-Evangeline State Park provides lots of things to see and do. This includes a museum, picnic area and various educational programs for school and youth groups.
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Speaking on the story of the arrival of African Americans into Southwest Louisiana is The African American Museum. The museum features a collection of exhibits that support the main attraction, a twenty six foot mural by a renowned artist in the area.
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Based on a poem by Henry Longfellow, the Evangeline Monument serves as a physical reminder of the expulsion of the Acadians. The statue was donated to the town of St. Martinville to celebrate and honor its Acadian history.
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Located along the famous Bayou Teche, the Evangeline State Park acts as a representation of the cultural interplay among the diverse groups who formerly made the area their home. The site currently has a reproduction Acadian Farmstead that indicates how a single-family farm would look in the 1800s.