New Orleans Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery Tour

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2:00 PM Tour

2 Adults x $25.00

$50.00

Approx Total

$50.00

Garden District / Cemetery Tour. Departs at 2:00 PM.

11:00am Tour

2 Adults x $25.00

$50.00

Approx Total

$50.00

Garden District / Cemetery Tour. Departs at 11:00am.

Inclusions / Exclusions

Mobile ticket
Offered in: English
Local guide

Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities
Food and drinks
Entrance to Lafayette Cemetery

Overview

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 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." 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. For the moment the City has closed the cemetery but we still do the tour from the gates where you can see everything we cover.

Meeting points

INSIDE the Garden District Book Shop inside The Rink, 2727 Prytania Street, near the corner of Washington Avenue

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Itinerary

Lafayette Cemetery No.1

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.

30 minutes
Garden District Book Shop

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 in 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.

30 minutes

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
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
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

Free Cancellation

February 05100% refund

February 06No refund

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Great Tour of Garden District

Published on Jan, 2025

Dave was an awesome guide for the Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery. The Cemetery was closed, but he pointed out various high points from two of the gates. He has an incredible amount of knowledge and personal experience in the Garden District and was generous with his insights into the individual houses and their history. We really enjoyed his tour.

Amazing experience!!

Published on Jan, 2025

We really enjoyed the garden district tour. Our tour guide Randy was very knowledgeable and made the experience really enjoyable. I highly recommend doing this if visiting new orleans!

Garden District

Published on Jan, 2025

Dave was an excellent tour guide. I learned a lot about the city and the Garden District specifically . I could tell Dave really loved New Orleans. Would definitely recommend this tour.

Garden District Tour

Published on Jan, 2025

Our tour guide David (the younger David as they called him) was very knowledgeable and engaging. We had a great time on the tour. Highly recommend.

Book it- you will love this tour

Published on Dec, 2024

Fantastic early Sat afternoon tour with Randy our seasoned tour guide. Despite the threat of rain we were shown different examples of architecture and stories of past and present inhabitants. Randy was so filled with knowledge and spoke with love of his city. We learned about the Creole and Cajun cultures, dispelled myths of voodoo and learned about the architecture and transitional pieces of the historic homes. Also the history of New Orleans from its inception thru the civil war to present day. You’ll def learn so much! The tour starts at the Rink, a collective of shops and a cafe, then heads to the now closed to public neighboring cemetery. One of the best 2 hours of our trip when visiting New Orleans.

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