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Top 10 Things to do in Saint Martinville, United States
Saint Martinville in United States, from Nouth America region, is best know for Kayaking & Canoeing. Discover best things to do in Saint Martinville with beautiful photos and great reviews from traveller around the world here!
Restaurants in Saint Martinville
1. Champagne's Cajun Swamp Tours
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED: Please call prior to confirm a tour is departing at a scheduled time. Swamp Tour Times: 8am, 9:30am, 11am, 1pm, 4pm, 6pm Located in Breaux Bridge near Lafayette, LA, Champagne's Cajun Swamp Tours guided eco boat rides offer insight into Lake Martin's swamp, St. Martin Parish's hidden jewel. Please call for reservation because tour times vary. This professionally guided swamp tour will take you safely through cypress trees and tupelo gum trees draped in Spanish moss. This swamp is home to 205 different species of birds, and inhabits some of the largest alligators you will ever see up close and personal! We are open year round, 7 days a week. We are the only swamp tour at Lake Martin to provide indoor air-conditioned clean restrooms, souvenir shop, including cold drinks, hot dogs, sandwiches, nachos, ice cream, and New Orleans' snowballs! Outdoor covered deck provides seating areas overlooking the water, inside seating areas with A/C, big screen TVs - just to name a few amenities. Come hang out with us for an afternoon and join us on a Cajun Swamp Tour that you will remember for years to come! We can accommodate large groups. Photographers, bring your cameras!
Reviewed By Amy R
Our tour guide was Jonathan. He was very knowledgeable about all of the plants and animals we saw. We saw lots of alligators and many different birds. It was a beautiful day and Jonathan provided not only an educational experience but also an entertaining one. We’ll be back!
2. LeBlanc Swamp Tours
Overall Ratings
5 based on 140 reviews
Reviewed By Teresa L - Perkinston, MS
Called Mr. LeBlanc to schedule day and time for our tour. Beautiful day to tour Lake Martin with three couples from France, a couple from PA, and two Mississippians. LeBlanc sat the four "English" in the back and the six French in the middle and front. He spoke in French and English during the tour. I noticed that it took a shorter amount of time to tell it in English. We saw many alligators sunning on logs. They feed at night and rest during the day. Turtles, birds, ducks, and snakes were also seen. We made one stop to taste his peach moonshine and see the publications he's been featured in. Mr. LeBlanc has been in the US and French National Geographic. Recently I saw him in a Toyota commercial. A photographer gets bitten by a snake in the swamp, jumps in his SUV, and goes to find help. He finds three guys by a boat and Norbert tells him in French that it's not poisonous.
3. Longfellow Evangeline State Historic Site
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 53 reviews
Reviewed By tedmc_12 - Richmond, Virginia
The State Historic Site honors the French eviction from Canada very well. The guide is a real asset. She spoke French to two French Canadians in attendance. What a wonderful welcoming to French speaking tourists.
Longfellow's poem is considered fiction. I am a student of history who has been around a long time. If Evangeline and Gabriel are fiction, then this story has been lived by someone like them many times over and needs to be told. I have visited Evangeline's home in Grand-Pre`, Nova Scotia. Thanks to this Historic Site I have closure on her life's journey.
4. Church of St Martin de Tours
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 50 reviews
The mother church of the Acadians, this lovely 162-year-old church sits in the heart of charming St. Martinville.
Reviewed By TrueTexasTraveler - Amarillo, Texas
This church building is absolutely stunning. While it still serves as the focal point of this Cajun town, the Catholic church originally ran in the town (as they did in France). It's fascinating to visit a place in the United States where this was the case. A visit here takes you out of exhibits about the Cajun people and culture and how they came to form the communities they did in southern Louisiana, and puts you right in the middle of an epicenter. The building is stunning, inside and out, and a walk through it and around town will truly leave you feeling like you're in a different world.
5. Evangeline Oak
Overall Ratings
4 based on 70 reviews
Reviewed By charles6346 - Huntington Beach, California
Located on the Bayou Teche. There is a large Oak Tree. The tree is associated with a Longfellow poem "Evangeline". The park is small. There is a walkway along the Bayou.
6. Lake Fausse Pointe State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By OregonKathyj - Oregon
Very nice large cabins. Also clean. I wished we could have stayed longer. The screened front porch was perfect for sitting out at night and listening to the night sounds.
The next morning I did the same, sat out on the big screened porch and watched the wildlife and listened to the birds.
We also did some hiking on the paths in the park. The ones we were on we're very well marked and also there was information regarding how far the hikes were. All in all I would definitely go back. Great adventure!
7. Acadian Memorial & Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By Rose H - El Paso, Texas
This is not a huge museum, but it does a wonderful job of telling about the displacement of the people of Acadia, Canada by the British. The museum is attempting to keep the history alive so the people that live in the region and those visiting understand the complete history of the Cajun people. We found the museum to be extremely informative and the docents helpful in answering questions.
8. Acadian Memorial
Overall Ratings
4 based on 23 reviews
The Acadian Memorial and its Museum honor the 3000 Acadians who arrived in Louisiana between 1764 and 1785, as well as their connections with the Cajuns of today. A mural, wall of names, memorial garden and audio tour await you in the Acadian Memorial, while the history of the Acadian people and their journey toward the Cajun identity, including the Acadian Deportation Quilt, make up the Museum.
Reviewed By FLworldwanderer - Florida
Staying in a local B&B, we walked over to the Memorial museum, and for $3 pp. you can take the tour of both buildings (Black American history & Acadian). The beautiful mural provides a talking history of what the first Acadians went through, upon being forced to resettle here, from Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island areas, by the British. The volunteer ladies can trace their history back to those names on the bronze plaque. Nice museum!
9. Evangeline Monument
Overall Ratings
4 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By James B - Idyllwild, California, United States
If you have ever read the poem of "Evangeline" by Longfellow, as I have, you were probably charmed by it, as I was. The faith, courage, and love of this noble Acadian woman is inspiring. When my family and I visited Louisiana to visit a friend, I was unaware of the vast number of others who also adored Evangeline's poem and story. This statue is located behind the St. Martin de Tours cathedral in Saint Martinsville. Don't walk away after viewing the inside, though. There is much more to see around the left side of the building. There is a stone statue of Evangeline, which was made to look like the actress in an early film titled "Evangeline." You must see this if you are in Saint Martinsville.
10. Evangeline State Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 42 reviews
The park grounds include a museum, a Creole plantation and an 18th-century Acadian shack.
Reviewed By katrinabrain - mandeville, la
Although I live just a few hours away, I had never visited this area or really knew much about the history of the people. This park was so pretty and interesting. It did not take long to see everything but that left time to see...MoreWe really appreciate you taking the time to post feedback about your visit to our Site. Come back and visit us again...check out our Saturday programs...we promise you will have a great time!
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