NOLA Garden District and Gates of Lafayette Cemetery Tour
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The City of New Orleans has temporarily closed Lafayette Cemetery for repairs but we still do the cemetery tour from the gates. Explore one of the world's most dazzling residential neighborhoods with knowledgeable and entertaining guides. Highlights include the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar; the current & former homes of Anne Rice, Trent Reznor, Archie and Peyton Manning; Nicolas Cage, John Goodman and Sandra Bullock; the cornstalk fence; and death site of Jefferson Davis; and film site of Brad Pitt's "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." See the famed aboveground tombs of Lafayette Cemetery #1. Learn about New Orleans’ peculiar burial practices and funerary customs. The City has closed the cemetery but we still do the tour from the gates where you can see everything we cover.
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Take a walk through New Orleans’ history and culture with a 2-hour walking tour of the Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery #1 with an experienced guide. Visit streets lined with gracious, antebellum homes, and learn how the city’s Creole and American residents competed. Discover the elaborate crypts and monuments of one of New Orleans’ oldest and most beautiful cemeteries, hear stories about Lafayette’s most famous ‘residents,’ and trace Louisiana history through the names on the gravestones. Enjoy personalized attention from your guide on this small-group tour.
Note: The City of New Orleans has closed Lafayette Cemetery to the public but we still do the cemetery tour from the gates. Explore the famed aboveground tombs of Lafayette Cemetery #1, including the Interview with the Vampire, Double Jeopardy, and Deja Vu film sites. Learn about New Orleans’ peculiar burial practices and funerary customs. Jefferson Fire Company No. 22 society tomb, situated across from the fictitious Mayfair family tomb featured in Anne Rice's The Witching Hour.The Garden District/Cemetery tour emphasizes history, architectural style, personal anecdotes, and tropical plant life.
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- 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
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- The City of New Orleans has temporarily closed Lafayette Cemetery for repairs but we still do the cemetery tour from the gates
Reviews(452)
We had an excellent experience with David. He was very knowledgeable about the area. We truly enjoyed the tour.
Muriel was a very knowledgeable guide, both of the Garden District and New Orleans in general. She was in contact with us prior to the tour about where to meet and did a quick overview of the history of New Orleans before venturing out. She showed us many different homes featuring different architectures, which included a number of homes owned by famous people. The Garden District is a beautiful neighborhood that I highly recommend exploring while visiting New Orleans!
It was great. The people cancel so I was able to get a private tour from Frank!! He was very informative and knowledgeable!! I just wish the cemetery was open but that’s not his fault!
It was not so much a Cemetary tour as it’s closed to the public but a Garden district tour. We should change the name of the tour. But David was amazing and I leaned so much and saw so much history and beauty that I had never seen before.
But the tourguide was just ok. Not for her knowledge, but she was curt. It seems every single interaction was a big favor.
Wonderful tour. Knowledgeable guide who made the tour enjoyable.
We loved our tour of the Garden District and learning about the cemetery as well. Our tour guide, Dave Roberts, was super knowledgeable and gave us so much history and information on the architecture. Highly recommend him and this tour!
The tour guide was fine but not that energetic and seemed scripted. The garden district is beautiful.
This was good for architecture enthusiasts but for the average visitor was not that interesting. The guide was very knowledgeable.
HIGHLY recommend this tour with David. He’s so knowledgeable and has a great teaching style that keeps you engaged and curious throughout the tour. He’s a wealth of knowledge and had a great time learning about the great city of New Orleans
