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A cemetery with rows of headstones and urns, a central pathway, and a building in the background. 2
A cemetery with gravestones and statues. 3
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By Red Sash Tours

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $25 per adult

Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

    • Immerse yourself in the world of New Orleans's massive St Louis Cemetery #3
    • Hear stories about New Orleans notables as you see their final resting places
    • Learn about the different types of tombs and burial practices from your guide
    • Encounter vaults, mausoleums and many different styles of architecture
    • Take a guided walking tour of an active and still-functioning burial site

Activity location

    • New Orleans
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • 3421 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA | Meet your guide at the front gates of St. Louis Cemetery #3.
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Tour
  • Inclusions
    Guide
  • Inclusions
    Cemetery entrance
  • Exclusions
    Pickup and drop-off

What you can expect

  • Take a guided walking tour around New Orleans's immense St. Louis Cemetery #3. Stroll through the site's main aisles, learn about the space's unique history, and visit the graves of some of New Orleans's icons.
    Uncover the story of St. Louis Cemetery #3, established in 1854, and the “younger sister” to St. Louis #1 and #2 despite being twice their combined size. Get the inside track on the workings of an active cemetery, one which still averages one burial a day.
    Walk the main aisles of the cemetery, named after saints and various clerics of the church. Find out about a variety of tombs — wall vaults, columbariums, public mausoleums, family tombs, society tombs — and see architectural styles including classic Greek and Roman, Gothic, Egyptian, Baroque, and Byzantine.

    Visit the graves and hear stories about some of New Orleans' most notable - and notorious - citizens. See the resting places of chefs and architects, and civil rights leaders of the Reconstruction Era. Hear stories about unusual society tombs, the hunchbacked photographer who secretly photographed prostitutes, and much more.

Location

Activity location

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    • New Orleans
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • 3421 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA | Meet your guide at the front gates of St. Louis Cemetery #3.
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, United States