SAGE 2022
SAGE 2022 Cultural Activities
Under Construction — We are compiling a list of on-your-own cultural activities in the Acadiana region for yourself, guests, and spouses. Please check back for details.
Rip Van Winkle Gardens
5505 Rip Van Winkle Rd., New Iberia, LA 70560
(337) 359–8525
https://ripvanwinklegardens.com/
Get lost in the beauty of Jefferson Island—Rip Van Winkle Gardens is a charming place filled with surprises and adventure around every corner. Built in 1870 by revered actor Joseph Jefferson, this charming mansion is the perfect place to spend exploring the grounds and enjoy a meal at Café Jefferson.
Tour Jefferson Island today. Our secret garden conveniently located in New Iberia, LA.
Avery Island—Tabasco Factory and Jungle Gardens
Louisiana 329 & Main Rd., Avery Island, LA 70513
https://www.tabasco.com/visit-avery-island/
https://www.junglegardens.org/
The birthplace of TABASCO® brand pepper sauce, Avery Island has been owned for over 180 years by the interrelated Marsh, Avery and McIlhenny families.
Lush subtropical flora and venerable live oaks draped with wild muscadine and swags of barbe espagnole, or Spanish moss, cover this geological oddity, which is one of five “islands” rising above south Louisiana’s flat coastal marshes.
The island occupies roughly 2,200 acres and sits atop a deposit of solid rock salt thought to be deeper than Mount Everest is high. Geologists believe this deposit is the remnant of a buried ancient seabed, pushed to the surface by the sheer weight of surrounding alluvial sediments.
Today, Avery Island remains the home of the TABASCO® brand pepper sauce factory, as well as Jungle Gardens and its Bird City wildfowl refuge. The Tabasco factory and the gardens are open for tours.
