New Orleans French Quarter Tour

Overview

Join us on a journey through three 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, St. Patrick Cemetery #2 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 1.5-hour guided walking tour.

City: New Orleans

Sat 21 Jun

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Starting at $25.00

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Sat 21 Jun

Starting at $25.00

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What's Included

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Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Social distancing enforced throughout experience
Guides required to regularly wash hands
Regular temperature checks for staff
Note: due to the current Covid-19 restrictions we are not allowed to enter St. Louis #1. We are viewing the tombs through the gates only.

What To Expect

French Quarter

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 was founded in 1789 in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Due to unique environmental circumstances and centuries-old Catholic tradition, standard below ground burials could no longer take place and the people of New Orleans had to devise some creative solutions, and so the first St. Louis cemetery was born.

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1

Due to the current Covid-19 restrictions, we are not allowed to enter St. Louis #1. We are viewing the tombs through the gates only. St Louis Cemetery No. 1 is an 8-block area in what used to be the uninhabitable outskirts of town, home to the tombs of plantation owners, architects, pirates, a chess champion, a voodoo queen and Nicolas Cage.

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (14)

TAONOVA

Feb 2021

We got to the meet up spot and the guide tells us that the cemetery is closed so we will be walking around the outside instead. First: There is a 6 foot cement wall around the outside, you can’t even see in, so what’s the point? Second: turns out the cemetery has been closed for months bc of covid. They KNEW the cemetery was closed but still advertised going in! They never reached out about not being able to actually go inside. So wrong!

mckennaaa4

Jan 2021

We had a walking tour with Carlo. He was a great guide. Very knowledgeable and was able to answer all of our questions. He's a fun personality as well. We visited during covid, so unfortunately we couldn't go in the cemetery which is why I'll give it 4 stars. However, it was nice it was only the 2 of us on the tour + Carlo.

L7717CSadamn

Oct 2020

We purchased this tour after reviewing the website which ensures that they were “unaffected by the coronavirus”. Once we arrived and began the tour we learned that there would be no entrance to the cemetery, instead we walked along the sidewalk outside. I understand that the cemetery closing is beyond their control, but they are intentionally misleading and defrauding people.