Myrtels Plantation

First of all, I got lost on my way to this plantation because I decided to follow the directions posted on this attractions website versus using Google Maps on my gps activated blackberry because I was too impatient to wait for the gps to find my location. Bad idea, because I totally got lost following the directions from the website stating to take Hwy 61 to the plantation and ended up in downtown St. Francisville (instead of the plantation), thanks to incorrect signage put up by road construction crews. Keep in mind that this was on Sunday, when nothing is open to ask someone how to get to Myrtles. About then would have been an awesome time to pull out my gps enabled blackberry to help find the way to my destination, except google maps was unavailable there. Annoyed from being lost on a 100+ degree day, I was about to scratch my Sunday excuration to Myrtles and near by Rosedown when I happened upon my destination. Lesson learned: never again follow website directions and ALWAYS use my GPS enabled BB.

About the tour: Super short and they should charge half the price they do for a tour, especially since the tour only takes you through the downstairs rooms and lasts 15 min. In comparison, Rosedown (went to immediately after Myrtles) costs the same price to tour about five times as many rooms and the tour lasted almost an hour. Had I known better, I would have driven to Myrtles; walked the grounds; read the description in Fodor's (the tour added no new information); and then moved on to Rosedown.

I chalk Myrtles up to a lesson learned.

http://www.myrtlesplantation.com/