Overview
New Iberia is a city in the Acadiana region of Louisiana.
3 sights · 2 things to do · 2 places to eat · 1 places to stay
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Best things about New Iberia
Shadows-on-the-Teche
A very photogenic Greek Revival sugar cane plantation house (no photography inside though) and garden.
Alice Plantation
Also known as the Fuselier home after its original builder, Agricole Fuselier de la Claire, who was married to the daughter of the owner of Oak Alley, along with a host of other names. It was originally located near Bald…
Cypremort Point State Park
For a distinctive Louisianan experience, try this Gulf Coast beach where a sea of sawgrass peters out before a muddy brackish Gulf of Mexico.
Bayou Teche Museum
Kind of your basic local history museum. But also, check out the Sliman theater next door with its art-deco style and large vertical Evangeline sign.
Rip Van Winkle Gardens
Someone's labor of love near the shores of Lake Peigneur, with a cafe and statuary and roaming peacocks and dreamy sunset lake views.
Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Oct–May. Summer highs reach about 92°F; winter lows dip to about 42°F. Very hot (Jun, Jul, Aug) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Jun and Jan. (climate data from nearby Baton Rouge)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- LFT Lafayette Regional Airport, Lafayette — 17 mi away. Directions
- BTR Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Baton Rouge — 54 mi away. Directions
- MSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, New Orleans — 93 mi away (major hub). Directions
Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Sample 1-day itinerary
Day 1
- Morning Shadows-on-the-Teche, Bayou Teche Museum, Alice Plantation
- Lunch Bon Creole Lunch Counter
- Afternoon Cypremort Point State Park, Rip Van Winkle Gardens
- Dinner Duffy's Diner
Stops are grouped by area so each day needs little backtracking. Check opening hours before you go.
Food for you
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Understand
New Iberia is the largest city in Iberia Parish. Known as "Queen City of the Teche", it was settled by Spaniards in 1779 who called it Nueva Iberia after the Iberian Peninsula, hence the name New Iberia.
In 1980, a drilling fluke by Texaco personnel punctured a hole in a salt mine below nearby Lake Peigneur, causing a crazy whirlpool that sucked down the drilling platform and eleven barges and suddenly created the deepest lake in Louisiana at 200ft.
New Iberia is known for its Sugar Cane Festival in September with a sugar cane queen and parade, etc.
See
Main Street in itself is pretty charming, having been revitalized and the site of many boutique stores and cafes. Bouligny Plaza at 128 W Main offers some good views of Bayou Teche.
See Alice Plantation
Also known as the Fuselier home after its original builder, Agricole Fuselier de la Claire, who was married to the daughter of the owner of Oak Alley, along with a host of other names. It was originally located near Baldwin but was floated up the Bayou Teche to this location. It was built in French Colonial style; however, it's not open to tourists and only viewable from the road.
Do
Eat
Eat Bon Creole Lunch Counter
Gumbo, po'boys and other Southern-style seafood.
Eat Duffy's Diner
A diner in 1950s-style decor.
Sleep
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