- Lafayette Cemetery No.1 - Explore the famed aboveground tombs of Lafayette Cemetery #1, including the Interview with the Vampire, Double Jeopardy, and Deja Vu film sites. Learn about New Orleans’ peculiar burial practices and funerary customs.
Jefferson Fire Company No. 22 society tomb, situated across from the fictitious Mayfair family tomb featured in Anne Rice’s The Witching Hour.The Garden District/Cemetery tour emphasizes history, architectural style, personal anecdotes, and tropical plant life.
Note: The City of New Orleans has temporarily closed Lafayette Cemetery for repairs but we still do the cemetery tour from the gates
- Garden District Book Shop - Take a walk through New Orleans’ history and culture with a 2-hour walking tour of the Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery #1 with an experienced guide. Visit streets lined with gracious, antebellum homes, and learn how the city’s Creole and American residents competed. Discover the elaborate crypts and monuments in one of New Orleans’ oldest and most beautiful cemeteries, hear stories about Lafayette’s most famous ‘residents,’ and trace Louisiana history through the names on the gravestones. Enjoy personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour.
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
Lafayette Cemetery in New Orleans is temporarily shut down for repair works, however, we continue our cemetery tours from the gate. Come with us on a journey through one of the world’s most enchanting residential areas with guides who are both informed and engaging. Highlights of our tour include the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar; the residences of Anne Rice, Trent Reznor, Archie and Peyton Manning; Nicolas Cage, John Goodman, and Sandra Bullock; the unique cornstalk fence; Jefferson Davis’ death location; and the filming location for Brad Pitt’s ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.’
Discover the famously aboveground tombs in Lafayette Cemetery #1, which includes the film locations for Interview with the Vampire, Double Jeopardy, and Deja Vu. Get to understand the unique burial practices and mortuary traditions of New Orleans. Despite the temporary closure of the cemetery by the City, we are still conducting tours from the gates where you can experience everything we talk about.
- The City of New Orleans has temporarily closed Lafayette Cemetery for repairs but we still do the cemetery tour from the gates
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
