New Orleans Garden District: Lafayette Cemetery Tour

Discover the enchanting Garden District of New Orleans on a Lafayette Cemetery tour. Explore the stunning residential neighborhood and learn about the city’s burial practices and film sites.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • 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…
What's Included
  • Local guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks
Additional Information

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…

Location
Garden District Book Shop
Prytania Street
INSIDE the Garden District Book Shop inside The Rink, 2727 Prytania Street, near the corner of Washington Avenue
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Victoria_t
Aug 5, 2024
Great tour - The tour was wonderful but it was so hot it almost turned all of us into a puddle. Our tour guide Anne was very knowledgeable and gave us a great experience!
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Exploration364524
Jul 13, 2024
Garden district - Muriel was a fantastic guide. Very informative and interesting. We were rained on for about 25 minutes and Muriel kept it going! Highly recommend!
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Miriam_r
Jun 18, 2024
Fun, fascinating and factual! - Fun, informative, interesting, we could really tell our tour guide knows his stuff and loves what he does! highly recommended Sorry I can't remember his name
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Goplaces40139863451
Jun 17, 2024
Great tour! - This tour was great! Loved getting to see all the incredible houses and learn their history, including when it was built and who lived there.
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Dawn_w
Jun 17, 2024
Fabulous and informative - Just loved David our guide. He the quintessential Louisiana resident who is very proud of his city and was kind enough to share his knowledge. Even thought there was rain and thunder, he plunged ahead.
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Jamesre7143mj
May 31, 2024
Great Tour Guide Dave - Our tour was great! Our guide Dave was awesome and local to the area. He was extremely knowledgeable of the city, its surroundings, architecture, and history of all the beautiful homes. We had a thunderstorm roll on right b4 we begin, so we gathered at the Rink and this amazing guide educated us on the history of the area and answered any and all questions we had. My children wanted to see the “Coven House” from AHS, so we took an alternative route. We also bumped into local jazz legend Deacon John. It was truly an incredible tour. Thank you Dave.
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Andreagi3683ki
May 30, 2024
Garden District Tour - Must do. - What a wonderful experience! Our tour guide Randy was fun and full of cultural information and fun facts. He absolutely delivered when it came to what we were hoping for - great visual representation of the best of the Garden District, fun facts that accompany the houses, and ability to answer any questions. The tour begins and ends near The Rink (great coffee shop, restroom inside) and the trolley line - so that was a plus. Also, if you are looking to dine at Commander's Palace, that is about 400 feet away. The tour was also a high point of our NoLa trip for my 16 year old son, who is not typically interested in these sorts of things, but he later thanked me for the experience!
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Jane_d
May 24, 2024
As stated only 1/2 is offered - The cemetery is not toured. Ad is misleading. Garden district and guide great. If you want to tour cemetery you will be disappointed
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Jude_h
May 18, 2024
Worth the money! - I enjoyed hearing about the history of the area and the individual houses. Dave was very knowledgeable.
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Jill_s
May 20, 2024
No cenetary tour - No cemetery tour. This is false advertisement and should be taken off the description. Our tour guide, Randy, was wonderful and I highly recommend him. However, the cemetery is now off limits to the public and Viator has failed to change this important detail about the tour. Randy had a great idea to see which local site you’re booking through to make sure everything is as described by Viator before booking.
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