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Main Menu > New Orleans > Also Nearby River Road Plantations This Excursion Comes From ... National Geographic Guide to America's Historic Places For more National Geographic travel guides—from Europe to Antarctica and everywhere in between—visit National Geographic Books >> Legacies of the southern aristocracy, oak-shaded plantation houses still line the languid banks of the Mississippi River and its sleepy bayous. Lavishly restored, their flower-graced rooms are open to visitors; some offer dining and overnight accommodations. More Recommendations for New Orleans