New Orleans Cemetery Tour: Explore Historic Tombs

Experience the unique and fascinating New Orleans Cemetery Tour, where you’ll explore historic tombs and learn about the city’s burial traditions. Join us for a 90-minute visitation and leave feeling more alive than ever!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 - See the above ground tombs and learn about our unique burial procedures. We can fit hundreds into one tomb that is built for two. Find out why we do it. St Louis #3 Cemetery is one of the best cemeteries in our city and one of the oldest.
  • Bayou St. John - Bayou St John is the oldest portage into New Orleans. Nearby…
What's Included
  • Tour with a professional licensed guide
Additional Information

The ‘reuse and rotation’ of family graves in New Orleans cemeteries is a distinctive practice, allowing us to respectfully inter hundreds of loved ones in a space designed for two coffins.
Join us on our cemetery tour which takes you through one of our most renowned ‘Cities of the Dead’. We welcome you to accompany us and explore our family tombs as we…

Location
Moss Street & Esplanade Avenue
You will meet your guide across the street from the gas station on the corner of the Bayou. This will have you on the same side of the street as the cemetery.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Peggyfj4308td
Dec 19, 2024
a very unique experience. - We have never seen a cemetary tour like this before. From old tombs to some ruined by Katrina hurricane we found it so interesting.
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Connieb176
Sep 10, 2024
Amazing tour - DeAnna was incredible. She knows every inch of New Orleans. We did a private combo cemetery/Garden District/French Quarter tour. She is very engaging and informative. I could listen to her speak all day. Would highly recommend.
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