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)

EmaLerch

Oct 2021

A very enjoyable experience away from the hustle and bustle of the French Quarter. Glenn Schiro was our tour guide through the Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery. He was extremely knowledgeable about both the history of the cemetery itself and of New Orleans in general. The walking tour lasted a little more than an hour and a half and wasn’t too strenuous. We received a confirmation text message the day before that included a photograph of the correct meeting place along with Glenn’s personal phone number in case we needed to get into contact with him. We got lucky with the weather and it wasn’t too hot/humid. Even so, Glenn provided everyone in the group with a small bottle of water and a hand-held fan prior to the beginning of the tour. Highly recommended experience for anyone visiting New Orleans!

Response from Host

Mar 2022

So glad you enjoyed your tour. Thank you for your kind review!

jessicapK9088XB

Oct 2021

We loved learning about the cemetery from Glenn. He is so friendly, knowledgeable, and patient. I highly recommend this tour!

Response from Host

Mar 2022

Yes, he is! I'm so happy you enjoyed your tour! Thank you for your kind review~

MsAsher

Oct 2021

Our guide Glenn was great. He was very knowledgable and patient. Whenever we pointed at something slightly off tour, he would take us over and explain it to us. It was a very nice mixture of old and "new" New Orleans history. Glenn did a wonderful job at describing the impact that many of the individuals buried in Metairie had on New Orleans - and the world!