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New Iberia Louisiana Attractions

Historic Homes & Buildings

  • Albania Plantation House (circa 1837-1842)
    1842 LA 182 East • New Iberia, LA 70544
    Located Near Jeanerette, 10 Miles Southeast
    Albania, meaning “little kingdom,” is a privately owned 11,000-square-foot three-story Greek... more...  map

  • East Main Residential District
    East Main Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    Located Between Phillip and Center Streets
    The East Main Residential District is three-quarter-miles long along of Bayou Teche. Here you will... more...  map

  • Episcopal Church of the Epiphany (circa 1858)
    303 West Main Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    337-369-9966
    The oldest public structure in New Iberia, the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany was used as a Union... more...  map

  • Joseph Jefferson Mansion (circa 1870)
    5505 Rip Van Winkle Road • New Iberia, LA 70560
    Located on Jefferson Island
    337-359-8525
    Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this winter home was built by acclaimed... more...  map

  • Justin Antebellum House (circa 1822)
    Route 86 • New Iberia, LA 70560
    Located 4 Miles from New Iberia
    318-364-0973
    This Victorian home is known for its fine collection of antebellum furniture, Louisiana antiques,... more...  map

  • Old Post Office (Schwing Insurance) (circa 1903)
    300 East Main Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    This restored building served as the town's post office until 1965. It is now listed on the... more...  map

  • Olivier Plantation Store (circa 1908)
    6703 Weeks Island Road • New Iberia, LA 70560
    337-369-7696
    This turn-of-the-century building has functioned as the commissary, office, post office, and hub of... more...  map

  • Railroad Depot (circa 1912)
    402 West Washington • New Iberia, LAThis depot, built by the Southern Pacific Railroad for offices and as a passenger depot, is listed... more...  map

  • Shadows on the Teche
    317 East Main Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    337-369-6446
    Shadows-on-the-Teche is a brick antebellum home constructed between 1831 and 1834 by sugar planter... more...  map

  • William G. "Bunk" Johnson Jazz Collection Room
    445 East Main Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    337-373-0075
    Bunk Johnson was a very talented 1820's jazz trumpeter and one of Louis Armstrong's mentors, who... more...  map

Historic Sites & Monuments

  • Bunk Johnson's Grave
    Located at the Corner of French and Dale Streets
    An African-American trumpet player, who reportedly taught Louis Armstrong how to play, Johnson was... more...  map

  • Statue of Hadrian
    301 East St. Peter Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    Corner of Weeks and St. Peter Streets
    This statue is the only full-length statue, sculpted in 127 A.D., of Hadrian in the United States. ... more...  map

Museums & Galleries

  • Art by Norva
    11 Bridge Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    337-367-2277
    This gallery displays the works of Norva Mestayer, a local artist. Her works focus around a... more...  map

  • Chestee Harrington Gallery
    123 West Main Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    337-560-4393
    "Louisiana's original wood polychromatic bas relief artist." Chestee Harrington grew up in New... more...  map

  • Jeanerette Bicentennial Park and Museum
    500 East Main Street • Jeanerette, LA 70544
    Located 10 Miles Southeast
    337-276-4408
    Located on the banks of Bayou Teche in a circa 1902 cypress home, Jeanerette Bicentennial Park and... more...  map

  • Melissa Bonin Gallery
    220 West Main Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    337-369-6759
    Melissa exhibits her paintings throughout the United States and abroad. Her work is in private art... more...  map

  • Paul Schexnayder Gallery
    106 East Main Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    337-367-7621
    "Like the wind off the gulf coast, Paul Schexnayder's paintings can be either breezy, gale force or... more...  map

Parks, Gardens & Zoos

  • City Park
    300 Parkview Drive • New Iberia, LA 70560
    Located on the North Bank of Bayou Teche
    337-369-2337
    Amenities at this city park include playgrounds, a pool, recreation center, walking trail, two... more...  map

  • Gebert Oak
    541 East Main Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    Located in the National Registry Historic Residential District, Gebert Oak was planted in 1834. ... more...  map

  • Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes
    445 East Main Street • New Iberia, LA 70560
    The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes shrine was originally erected in 1941 to the Verterans of Foreign... more...  map

  • Jungle Gardens of Avery Island
    Highway 329, Avery Island Road • Avery Island, LA 70513
    337-369-6243
    Experience bird watching and garden strolls on a 200-acre paradise called Jungle Gardens. Spy on... more...  map

  • Rip Van Winkle Gardens
    5505 Rip Van Winkle Road • New Iberia, LA 70560
    Located on Jefferson Island on Lake Peigneur
    337-359-8525
    A 25-acre semi-tropical paradise, filled with irises, magnolias, hibiscus, camellias, azaleas,... more...  map

Tours & Cruises

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