Natchitoches Travel Guide

 BruceDunning Says:  Give yourself a short walk in the heat and find out what a working farm looks like today from the old days 100 years ago. It is fairly well maintained by the State which owns and controls the tours. Inside the home is rudimentary, and the outhouses are like they were long... 

 BruceDunning Says:  It was started in late 1700's by land grant to son of Marie Terese, the mother of 14 children and slave to St. Denis, a land barron in his time. They were sold to a guy named Metoyer and he may be the father of all? He freed them and as a result the blacks got land.In 1898,... 

 atufft Says:  Named for the huge Magnolias on the main house property, the large main house is still the residence of an elderly descendent of the original family. Tours a done on a personal basis, but the rest of the property has been given over to the National Park, and the out... 

 atufft Says:  The Oakland Plantation is part of the new National Park system of historical plantations in the Natchitoches area. The old house was still under restoration at the time we visited, but we still had a chance to peer inside. The Prudhomme family lives in the area, and a family... 

 atufft Says:  The Cherokee Plantation is still occupied and not yet part of the new plantation national park, but a stop by is worth the photo through the gates. The name is relatively new and refers to the Cherokee roses on the property. Occasionally it's open for tours apparently. It's... 

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 atufft Says:  Surprisingly, during holidays, the old town of Natchitoches has restaurants that are closed. So, we found ourselves cruising the main streets of the new town looking for something that wasn't fast food. At one point, we even go desperate and checked the menu of the Popeye's... 

 bobby.carney Says:  The food is mostly Southern Style Cooking. almost Home over looks Sibley Lake off the North bypass. The reason is so good is that the food is the old southern rib stickin kind. Very relaxed, family atmosphere. The owners are thier everyday. She's in the Kitchen Cookin and... 

 bobby.carney Says:  I lived in natchitochs for four wonderful years. I have been to 26 states and 5 countries and know of no other town this size with as much culture, character and fantastic cuisine. Not to mention, the people are simply amazing. The Landing is on Front Street, overlooking the... 

 atufft Says:  A good place to stroll and see lovers romancing on park benches at night is the Natchitoches Cane River waterfront. At Christmas the lights glow and the fountain continues. Concessions sell waffle cones, a powered sugar covered confection that's serve hot. Lattes and hot... 

 atufft Says:  The photos of the maps are probably hard to read, but it gives an idea of the size of the historic quarter and lay-out relative to the Cane River. Also, the Cane River Map shows the Cane River Tour for the plantations described elsewhere in the tips. As a matter of... 

 keeweechic Says:  Outside of Natchitoches you see the very rural side of the Parish.Natchitoches, the oldest enduring community in the Louisiana Purchase Territory and has the largest collection of Creole architecture in the Mississippi Valley. 

 vigi Says:   The reconstructed Ft. St.Jean Baptiste symbolizes colonial days in Natchitoches, while the mercantile buildings and houses with the cast iron grillwork galleries overlooking Cane River Lake are reminiscent of the days of the Cotton Kingdom and Natchitoches' old river port....