St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 Official Walking Tour
Description
The Official Tour of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 takes you through the gates to walk the paths between the tombs where the most famous of New Orleans' historical figures have been laid to rest. Visit the tombs of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau, Homer Plessy, and more.
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Itinerary
At the time of your tour departure, your tour guide will greet you at the Cemetery Tour Desk inside of Basin St. Station. Your tour will begin promptly with a short walk across the street, up to the front gates of the Cemetery. Step inside the gates for your in-depth tour of historic St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(4,506)
The hour went by almost too quickly. Our tour guide, Mary, gave in depth history of the city, the cemetery, and its people. She connected events in New Orleans to broader historical events and trends in the United States and abroad. Would do this over in a heartbeat.
Great tour guide. Zelda was very knowledgeable about the history of the cemetery and of New Orleans.
Mary was an amazing tour guide with such family history to add. Her passion was felt for what she does and the city she lives in.
Taylor was entertaining, knowledgable and fun!
Very informative. Learned a lot about Louisiana/New Orleans history. Quick hour but hot/humid in June!
My boyfriend and I booked this tour on our recent visit to New Orleans and we had a great time! Taylor was our tour guide and we really enjoyed his style of story telling. It felt like the perfect length of time and a good value for the price. Easy to find meeting place with very clean restrooms. We were even able to walk from our hotel in the French quarter! We took a morning tour so we were able to enjoy before it got too hot and would highly recommend you do the same if you are visiting in the summer.
It was very informative but it was not entertaining. The guide was good but…some a little down on the Catholic Church of years ago.
Very interesting. Learned about the history of New Orleans and why so many cemeteries throughout the city. I did see a crypt with my family name. I was unable to take a picture because the rude obnoxious guide would not let me stop for half a minute he was to concerned about his schedule and listening to himself talk. Saying yea everyone sees their family name here and talks about a lot of nonsense on that. Would have taken less time for me to take a picture then him running his mouth. Two days later I’m still upset can’t remember the jerks name other than he thinks he owns the place.
Very interesting and learned a lot. The tour wasn’t long which is good but still just enough to learn some things about the culture there.
Our guide was very entertaining, enthusiastic and showed the love he has for his job and his community. It was great.
