New Orleans Cemetery Insiders Tour

Overview

Join us on a journey through two of New Orleans’ hallowed historical cemeteries. On this tour, your master storyteller will lead you through a maze of above-ground tombs in Masonic Cemetery #1 and the Katrina Memorial at Charity Hospital Cemetery.

From burial customs and traditions, to the history of the Masons and Catholics in New Orleans, to the deaths of thousands buried in the graveyard behind the Katrina Memorial, this tour will leave you with feelings of trepidation and excitement, as well as with a reverence for our city’s incredible history.

This is a narrated 2-hour guided bus tour.

City: New Orleans

Sat 21 Jun

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Starting at $55.00

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Sat 21 Jun

Starting at $55.00

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What's Included

Tour Guide

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

What To Expect

Hurricane Katrina Memorial

On the former site of Charity Hospital’s paupers’ field, this ominous but oddly affecting circle of tombs holds the bodies of 85 unclaimed victims of the 2005 levee failures and the names of others who perished. It’s an unfussy place that’s easily missed, the better for contemplative solitude, perhaps. Surrounded by a storm-shaped series of pathways, the memorial does its duty in giving one substantial pause.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (14)

TAtraveler54

Oct 2024

We enjoyed our guide, Bob the undertaker. He was quite the storyteller and certainly a story, and when it came to things around New Orleans. He showed us how to talk to ghosts which really worked and gave us a lot of historical background. I would definitely recommend it. You learn a lot about the cemeteries and how people are buried here.

D5963HVlindsayb

Oct 2024

Bob was great, just the right amount of history, humor and solo time exploring. Highly recommend. Take tons of pictures and keep your eye out.

Latosha_G

Apr 2024

Best tour. I wish I could give it more stars. Tour guide was very informative. I learned a lot about the history.