Rip Van Winkle Gardens  
5505 Rip Van Winkle Road
New Iberia, LA 70560
337-359-8525

A 25-acre semi-tropical paradise, filled with irises, magnolias, hibiscus, camellias, azaleas, annuals, and springtime bulbs, is found on Jefferson Island by way of Rip Van Winkle Gardens on the grounds of the Joseph Jefferson Home. Rip Van Winkle Cottages', Joseph Jefferson's Servants Cottages, circa 1870, and Cook's Cottage, built in 1925, are open for overnight guests. Tours of the gardens are on the hour seven days a week starting at 9 a.m.