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Members' reviews on VERMILIONVILLE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM
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30 reviews
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The ratings and reviews below reflect the subjective opinions of members and not the opinion of The Little Witty.
Visited in april 2024
Très bien, bonne visite en français sur chaque panneau, très instructif. Comptez minimum 1h30 si vous voulez tous bien voir ...
Visited in april 2024
Great place
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Visited in april 2024
Beautiful grounds, nice store with local products, the restaurant closes early at 2 but the special sounded nice. During the week there was a man playing music and a couple of women in period clothes. Staff was friendly and it felt a lot like walking back in time here.
Visited in april 2024
Interesting to see old buildings and artifacts from 1600---on. I learned a lot about acadians settling in southern Louisiana . And today band was playing cajun music in performing arts bldg
Visited in april 2024
Village très intéressant à faire . explique très bien l’histoire de cette Louisiane et de la vie a l’époque. À faire avec des enfants . Faire à côté le musée avec le film qui explique de la vie des acadiens gratuit il paraît que c’est bien mais pas pu le faire car faire à 16h.
Visited in april 2024
Excellente expérience ! Nous recommandons vivement cette visite qui nous plonge dans l'histoire de la Louisiane. A faire !
Visited in april 2024
The food was delicious. The staff was great
Visited in april 2024
Friendly staff. A great way to get a better understanding of the area
Visited in march 2024
Vermillionville : village historique décevant. C'est la troisième fois que je visite un village historique acadien. Les deux autres étant à Caraquet, NB, et à Pubnico-Ouest, en Nouvelle-Écosse. L'affichage à Vermillionville est bilingue, ainsi que les menus, ce qui est bien, mais il y avait très peu de figurants sur place et seulement un d'entre eux parlait le français. L'accueil également était en anglais seulement. Le patrimoine immobilier est intéressant mais la plupart des maisons étaient fermées. Ça ressemblait plus à un village fantôme qu'à un village acadien à mon avis. En somme, vous apprendrez plus sur l'histoire de l'Acadie au Canada qu'en Louisiane.
Visited in march 2024
Very well maintained little historical village. Really enjoyed strolling through it and learning about the area. We had lunch at the restaurant, and it was delicious! Great grilled catfish and Chicken Acadianne. Perfectly cooked. Tasty gumbo, too.
Visited in march 2024
Great place how others lived long ago
Visited in march 2024
Really close to the Acadian Cultural Centre and a nice stop. $32 for 2 adults and 2 kids, so affordable.
Many positive things - many buildings well preserved like the school. But many others not so much. Good description of them in English and French which was great. Costumed guides providing great information and many thanks to one young guide who provided it in French! She is learning French and kudos to her for taking seriously her work and showing respect to Acadians and Cajuns. She was really good!
The great part was the jam session done my cajun musicians who were so generous and played so well! An amazing experience!
The restaurant Chez maman was great, jambalaya tasted good as well as the crawfish étouffé. Service was friendly and relax.
The less good parts - some building and sites were not well maintained but also quite dirty…like really dirty!
Did not find good information on the village itself. Good description of specific buildings but nothing about the village and its history. My apology if I have missed it but it is there, maybe it should be easier to find.
Restaurant is only open from 11am to 2pm on the Saturday we visited. We were lucky to be there during this small window.
All in all, a cool place to stop and learn!
Many positive things - many buildings well preserved like the school. But many others not so much. Good description of them in English and French which was great. Costumed guides providing great information and many thanks to one young guide who provided it in French! She is learning French and kudos to her for taking seriously her work and showing respect to Acadians and Cajuns. She was really good!
The great part was the jam session done my cajun musicians who were so generous and played so well! An amazing experience!
The restaurant Chez maman was great, jambalaya tasted good as well as the crawfish étouffé. Service was friendly and relax.
The less good parts - some building and sites were not well maintained but also quite dirty…like really dirty!
Did not find good information on the village itself. Good description of specific buildings but nothing about the village and its history. My apology if I have missed it but it is there, maybe it should be easier to find.
Restaurant is only open from 11am to 2pm on the Saturday we visited. We were lucky to be there during this small window.
All in all, a cool place to stop and learn!
Visited in march 2024
Visite indispensable. Et les explications sont affichées en anglais et en français.
Visited in march 2024
We watched the movie and visited the museum. It is very good to understand the history of the Acadiens. A lot to learn!
Visited in march 2024
If you're in Louisiana you must visit the historic village. The museum presents very well the building styles of the area. You can learn many interesting things about Louisiana's history.
Visited in march 2024
Une super visite avec du français
Visited in march 2024
Bel espace
Visited in february 2024
We were told there was live music on Sunday and an excellent restaurant. Well, there was no live music , The food at the restaurant was not very good, the gumbo way too salty, cauliflower and mashed potatoes were bland, bread pudding way too sweet. Turkey casserole and green peas were good. Service was slower than slow. Walk around the village was nice.
Visited in february 2024
Very interesting.
Visited in february 2024
A “must see” attraction when visiting Lafayette!
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Visited in february 2024
Loved this place. The Louisiana history and Heritage was so interesting. The first young woman character we encountered was so interesting to talk to. Ahe has a great knowledge of this area. I would recommend this to anyone.
Visited in february 2024
Très belle reconstitution d'un village datant de l'arrivée des colons Acadiens en Louisiane.
Visited in february 2024
Excellent history of the arcadians. Lots of little cottages to browse through
Visited in february 2024
I haven't tried the restaurant yet, but if you get the chance to eat at a catered event at Vermillionville, take it! Amazing gumbo!
Visited in october 2017
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Visite très intéressante, en revanche il n'y a pas tant de francophones que ça parmi les personnes présentes (ou peut être parce que j'y étais en basse saison?). Prenez votre temps lors de la visite, et écoutez les personnages vous raconter leur histoire. Ce parc est vraiment bien fait
Visited in march 2018
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Visite très sympathique pour découvrir la culture cajun! Attention, prévoir minimum 2heures pour tout visiter car le site est vaste et on discute avec des figurants qui nous explique leur histoire! Un très bon moment!
Visited in november 2017
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Une visite parfaite pour entrer de plein pieds dans l'histoire et les coutumes cadiennes. On y découvres différentes maisons avec la reconstitution de leur intérieur. Des "acteurs" sont là pour rendre le tout plus vivant et expliquer le mode de vie de l'époque.
Visited in may 2017
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Endroit qui vous plonge dans le mode de vie à l'ancienne.
Des bénévoles vous font découvrir les différents métiers qui étaient pratiqués à l'époque.
Le personnel est Super gentil et beaucoup parlent français.
Super endroit.
Des bénévoles vous font découvrir les différents métiers qui étaient pratiqués à l'époque.
Le personnel est Super gentil et beaucoup parlent français.
Super endroit.
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The best souvenir of my travel Louisiana! A visit documented well, in French and buildings is very well preserved. But mostly, a good memory of the meeting with Cajun ones of infinite kindness. To see absolutely.
VERMILIONVILLE LIVING HISTORY MUSEUM
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- from 10h00 to 16h00
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Opening hours
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10:00 - 16:00
Wednesday
10:00 - 16:00
Thursday
10:00 - 16:00
Friday
10:00 - 16:00
Saturday
10:00 - 16:00
Sunday
10:00 - 16:00
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I guess on Saturdays they don't have many of the period actors working because we only encountered one. It wasn't that big of a deal because I prefer not to have someone at each exhibit talking a hole in my head. Its a great place with great history.