this was awesome so wonderful that our cajun heritage is being kept alive. The guides are awesome love that they get in character to spin cotton, play music instruments etc.

My wife and I spent about three hours here and really enjoyed ourselves. The self guided tour takes you through more than a dozen homes from the 1800’s that were relocated from the region and restored. The “village” includes houses, schoolhouse’s, a church, blacksmith shop, livery stand and even outhouses. Each house is decorated with furniture and fixtures from that particular period. There is even a building set aside for authentic Cajun-style music with locals playing guitars, banjos, fiddles and of course, harmonicas. The place even has a restaurant and a beautiful gift shop. (We did not try the Cajun traditional-style restaurant) We would have given it a 5 but there were only two ladies dressed in brood clothing and no one in the other buildings like the blacksmith shop even though this was a Saturday. We were told that they are having a hard time getting folks to volunteer.

This was a fascinating experience. Our guide was Cajun and she thoroughly explained the different cultures that make up the area. She told us the history of each building as well as the French words. I highly recommend taking the tour as the explanation made everything come together.

Lovely setting. GREAT crawfish etoufee and bread pudding. Highlight was definitely Chief! Very knowledgeable and witty. Learned about his tribe, among others that called Louisiana home.

This is an excellent one stop place to see the history of Cajun country from the native tribes era to the 20th century. A reasonable price for a multi hour experience. Highly recommended.

We thought the place was a great experience! We ate lunch at the restaurant and it was very good! The special was crawfish etouffee, cup of gumbo, green beans buttermilk biscuit and dessert either chocolate chip brownie or bread pudding! Great value and good food as well as service! We then did the self guided tour of Vermillionville! We were disappointed to see that all of the buildings were in need of repair, rotting boards on several buildings, mildew and peeling paint. The white picket fences rotted and were falling down. They surrounded most of the homes! There was only one actual person doing a demonstration! She was spinning cotton into thread and told us a little bit about the process! The cashier in the gift shop informed us that the staff had been cut drastically since COVID leading to the area buildings lack of upkeep! I don’t know how it’s funded but it would certainly be a shame for it to continue its decline.It’s a very beautiful and fun place to visit!

We went on a Wednesday. We only spoke with 4 persons on the tour. They were all bilinguals (French and English). The buildings would need a little love for renovations to keep them in shape. It costed us 10$us each. In 2 hours we had the tour done and had eaten at the restaurant authentic Cajun food (jambalaya and gumbo).

The building s were beautiful, the Buffett was so-so, the live music was fantastic. We enjoyed visiting the grounds and listening to the band. Our only suggestion was that there were lots of display items in each building, but nothing to identify what they were or what they were used for and no one to ask. The ferry was fun to use.

Great experience. Wonderful staff and great time. A well kept secret learned so much about the area.

I learned a lot of history of Acadian people. It was fun to tour the old houses. I loved the herb garden with the signs of what the herbs were used for.

Cedric provided a wonderful tour. He was well informed about the history of Vermilionville. And as a bonus, the talented musician treated us to a couple creole tunes on a fiddle and primitive gourd banjo. Highly recommend.

I really enjoyed seeing that many old houses in the south. There was great. Good place to go on a date or with family.

Superb value and meal at onside restaurant for Sunday brunch!!! Bonus Sunday afternoon dancehall Cajun music band. No extra charge, and air conditioned on a very hot day. Historical houses were enjoyable, and 20 minute talk with 2 volunteer docents was very educational.

Ms. Aleena was a fantastic tour guide! She catered to our interests (music & anything hands-on) and was a wonderful hostess to the past & current Acadian culture. I would highly recommend taking a guided tour here!

Excellent facility! Handicap accessible. Loved loved the docents! The restaurant here Is incredible, not to be missed!

This place isn't fancy, but you probably wouldn't expect it to be. You can enjoy an hour or two here and learn something of the Cajun life style. Buildings are mostly authentic. They had a very good Cajun band holding a jam session when we were there which added a lot. I'd advise going to the free national park museum next door to learn the story and see some nicer museum pieces and then come over here to see the buildings and roam around. Together they make a comfortable half day.

Very beautiful - really enjoyed the accordion player- his stories were vivid!!!!!!! Thank you again .

Really enjoyed this trip. Learned a lot I never knew about the Creoles and the Cajuns. The buildings were very interesting to see.

The compound was quite large with a little ferry and all, but the place could use a little brightening up. There weren't enough staff to give explanations at the different sites. Unfortunately, the Acadian Cultural Center is not open on Sundays and Mondays, so we have to come back on Tuesday.

We went in April the weather was great . I really enjoyed that we were able to take our time and walk into the homes and read the back story in each home . I would recommend