11 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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Chretien Point Plantation
· 5.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here for a minute, because this place is packed with history! Chretien Point Plantation, right near Sunset, Louisiana, witnessed a Civil War battle on its grounds. Built before the Civil War, this twelve-room…
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Holy Rosary Institute
· 6.4 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over, history buffs! You're just two miles from a truly remarkable place: Holy Rosary Institute, a cornerstone of Black Catholic education during segregation. This isn't just an old building; it's a testament to…
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Lafayette, LA
· 6.6 mi · Local history
The land around Lafayette is flat, almost imperceptibly rising from the coastal marshes towards slightly higher ground. This gentle slope, barely noticeable to the eye, is the legacy of the Mississippi River's ancient…
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Lafayette, LA
· 6.7 mi · Wikipedia
Originally established as Vermilionville in the 1820s and incorporated in 1836, this place developed as an agricultural community. A significant shift occurred with the introduction of retail and entertainment centers,…
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Where the Rougarou Goes to School
· 7.5 mi
Here in Lafayette, on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, the rougarou found a place in the English Department. From Griffin Hall, the department published an online literary journal named Rougarou.…
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Vermilionville Living History Museum
· 7.8 mi · Historical Marker
Living history museum in Lafayette recreating the Acadian, Creole, and Native American cultures of the Attakapas region from 1765 to 1890.
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Vermilion Inn
· 8.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
You're near a landmark that witnessed the Civil War: the Vermilion Inn, now known as Café Vermilionville. Built around 1835, this Greek Revival building started as a rural inn near the Vermilion River. During the Civil…
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Venus House
· 14.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here for a second, I want to tell you about the Venus House. It gives us a rare window into the lives of free Creole women of color in Louisiana. Marie François Venus, a free woman of color, owned this house…
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Opelousas, LA
· 15.1 mi · Local history
Opelousas sits on a subtle rise, a gentle swell of land that belies its relative height. At 66 feet above sea level, it's high ground compared to much of southern Louisiana, a place where the flat coastal plain begins…
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Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site
· 18.3 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Pull over here for a minute; this spot is steeped in legend, thanks to a famous poem! This is Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, and it's all about the story of Evangeline. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow published…
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Atchafalaya Basin
· 18.7 mi · Historical Marker
The largest river swamp in North America at nearly one million acres, where the Mississippi River is slowly trying to change course.
