Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery Walking Tour

Overview

When you tour with non-profit Save Our Cemeteries you are helping to preserve and protect the historic cemeteries of New Orleans. Our tours are small and historically accurate.

Lake Lawn Metairie cemetery was named by Forbes as one of “America’s Best Cemeteries.”

This picturesque cemetery boasts some of the grandest funerary architecture and sculpture in the US. Live oaks surround greek temples, gothic and Islamic style tombs, obelisks, and marble monuments with beautiful ironwork and stained glass.

The resting place of many of New Orlean's most influential and notorious citizens, Metairie Cemetery holds the graves of over 9,000 people on 65 landscaped acres. Nine Louisiana governors, seven New Orleans mayors, 49 kings of Carnival, and three Confederate generals rest alongside madams, brothel owners, bandleaders Louis Prima and Al Hirt, vampire writer Anne Rice, and former Saints and Pelicans’ owner Tom Benson.

An easy walk. Wheelchair accessible.

City: New Orleans

Sun 23 Feb

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Starting at $25.00

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Sun 23 Feb

Starting at $25.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Tour guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (27)

FrequentFlier741105

Dec 2022

Excellent Guide. I am now a fan of Save Our Cemeteries. Glenn was superb! This was one of the first walking tours we took and easily the best!

Response from Host

Dec 2022

Fantastic! Thanks for the great review! Join our mailing list - you can sign up on SaveOurCemeteries.org Thanks~Carolyn

R7881ALtomh

Aug 2022

Glenn was our tour guide, and he was wonderful. His knowledge was vast and he was just a sweet delightful person. I've been passing Metairie Cemetery my entire life, and it was just fantastic to finally be able to spend time there and learn about it. The place is gorgeous, and I can't say how great Glenn was enough.

kjlay1

Aug 2022

This tour had so many stories and interesting facts about the cemetery itself as well as the inhabitants. We really enjoyed our time here.

Response from Host

Aug 2022

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! I'm glad you enjoyed your tour. Best, Carolyn