3 Best Landmarks in Lafayette, LA

Super cool experience.! Definitely could be fun for a couple or the family. The coolest part of the place is the history behind it and the phone guide that gives you pretty much all the info you want to know about the buildings on site. Not only do they have houses of the time period but artifacts for that time as well. My favorite building was definitely the church. It is a replica, but it's gives you an insight into what it looked and felt like back then. Very cool experience. I will definitely bring the faimly back.

What a great little spot with so much history. Traveling and stopped for 2 days in Lafayette. This was on our list of to-dos, and it was worth it! Nice little walk with little tidbits in between. Great way to break up an afternoon.

What a beautiful place to leisurely stroll, learn some history, and see historic buildings. We spent a very fun afternoon exploring the sites and the store.

I initially planned to go to Vermillionville just to eat lunch at their well-regarded restaurant, La Cuisine de Maman. By the way, it deserves all of the positive reviews that it has gotten! I was visiting Lafayette to attend Festival International. On Friday, the music doesn't really get started until late afternoon, so I had the bulk of the day free to eat and explore. The historic village at Vermillionville is so well put together and incredibly interesting. The docents that I encountered were wearing period dress and extremely knowledgable. The historic buildings and their contents were well preserved. The grounds were lovely, and I ended up spending several hours after lunch visiting the village buildings and soaking up the history of the area. I think that my favorite spot was the Healer's Garden, full of medicinal plants. Vermillionville is definitely worth a visit. This review doesn't really do it justice.

We had a lot of fun walking through this historical village. The houses were moved here from the surrounding areas to share the history of the area. It was mostly self-guided, but some of the houses had actors dressed in historical garb giving you the history of the area or house. It was a cool experience to be able to see the different kinds of homes that folks lived in and hear the unique history of the area. They do have a cafe on-site, but we didn't eat at it. Plenty of parking too.

This is truly a fantastic place to walk the trails, learn a bit about plants and trees, and see some beautiful peacocks. The grounds are immaculate, and the views are stunning. We did not have time to visit the cafe, but we are planning to return and stay at the bed and breakfast.