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

Wed 21 May

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Starting at $35.00

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Wed 21 May

Starting at $35.00

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 (71)

E5066KZdavide

Mar 2023

Excellent Guide - Glenn was very informative and personable. The walking tour was done at a reasonable pace with stops throughout the sprawling cemetery. Highly recommend this tour as there is so much to see and learn - the tour I took lasted 2 hours, but was so interesting that I would not have minded if it went longer.

Response from Host

Mar 2023

Thank you for your kind review. We are happy that you enjoyed it.

josephfZ3538GG

Mar 2023

On Monday, February 20, my friends and I enjoyed a fabulous tour of Metairie Cemetery. It is a beautiful sprawling cemetery that we discovered was originally a race track. Glenn, our tour guide, was most friendly and insightful, and his stories were delightfully engaging. Our tour was about two hours and we could have gone on for two more because there is so much to see and enjoy. Thanks for a great tour. I most highly recommend it to everyone.

Response from Host

Mar 2023

Thanks Joe! Happy you enjoyed the tour.

Crystal_V

Feb 2023

Glenn was a great tour guide! He was so knowledgeable of the cemetery. You could tell he really loves sharing with people. The cemetery is absolutely stunning. Highly recommend.

Response from Host

Mar 2023

Thank you for leaving a review. We appreciate it.