La Pagerie Museum
This little stone house is where Marie Josephe Rose Tascher de la Pagerie was born in 1763. Marie is better known as Empress Josephine, wife of Napoleon. More>>
Le Jardin de Balata
Shoulder-high rose-red ginger plants line the path from the entrance to this garden, a bus ride from downtown. Le Jardin de Balata is also lush with orchids ranging in size and color from tiny purple thumbnails to roof-high plants (with white flowers and philodendrons with leaves large enough to be dinner tables). More>>
Musee de Poupees Vegetales
This is one of those nowhere-else-in-the-world museums; a display of whimsical and unusual dolls, all created by local artist Will Fenton out of dried flowers and plants and dressed in traditional costume. The museum, a delight for children, is on the grounds of the Leyritz Plantation. More>>
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