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Jefferson Island Rip Van Winkle Gardens

Daily 9AM-5PM. Last house tour 4PM. Admission. Guided tours of the Joseph Jefferson Home (ca. 1870), a grand architectural masterpiece built as a hunting lodge and painting studio for famous 19th century actor, Joseph Jefferson, who portrayed Rip Van Winkle. Rip's Rookery and semi-tropical garden surrounding beautiful Lake Peigneur. Film of the 1980 catastrophe on the lake. Café, B&B and gift shop.

Client ID: 
192
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Things to Do
Minor Code: 
Gardens
Address: 
5505 Rip Van Winkle Rd.
City: 
New Iberia
State: 
LA
Zip: 
70560
Phone: 
(337) 359-8525
Map: 
5505 Rip Van Winkle Rd., New Iberia, LA 70560
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gardens