NEW ORLEANS
47 Tours Reviewed
A cemetery tour should not feel this alive. Metairie’s monuments turn weird, funny, and sometimes dramatic as you walk with local author Sally Asher and learn what all that stone is saying. I love the focus on Millionaire’s Row tombs,…
Pedal through New Orleans without frying your feet. You get a owner-operated feel, with guides who help you understand the French Quarter layout as you move, not as you wander. I like that you cover major sights with a bike…
St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 turns a stroll into a story lesson. You’re right by City Park on Esplanade Avenue, then the tour follows New Orleans burial customs in a way that feels specific to this place, not generic “cemetery…
Cemeteries in New Orleans feel like neighborhoods. On this 90-minute walking tour, you’ll learn how burial customs shaped city life and then step into the maze-like above-ground tombs of St. Patrick Cemetery No. 1 and No. 2. It’s a respectful,…
One day, two worlds of New Orleans. I like the photo-power of Oak Alley with its 28 oak trees, and I love the clear lesson at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 on above-ground, reusable tombs. The only real catch is…
A cemetery tour, but make it fascinating. Lake Lawn Metairie is one of New Orleans’ most striking city-of-the-dead spaces, with Greek temples, gothic and Islamic-style tombs, and more marble monuments than you can count. This small-group walking tour is built…
Night cemeteries change how you hear New Orleans. On this 2-hour bus tour, you hop between famous burial grounds and other haunted-seeming stops, with an onboard guide and paranormal communication tools to help you take part. I especially like two…
A smart New Orleans intro, with one creepy stop. This 3-hour Gray Line tour strings together French Quarter highlights, a guided visit to St. Louis Cemetery #3, and a relaxed walk through the Garden District, all with an expert guide…
Lantern light turns old names into living stories. I like how this tour mixes easy social time with a tight, guided walk, bringing you into St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 after dark, when above-ground tombs take on a whole different…
Live oaks and big stories walk together here. This Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery No.1 tour mixes architecture spotting with New Orleans’ burial-culture context, using a friendly guide style that’s part history lesson, part neighborhood storytelling. Two things I especially…
Death has a roadmap in New Orleans. On this small-group 2-hour walk, you trace three historic cemeteries and the Katrina Memorial through burial traditions, guided by a professional storyteller. I like the way this tour focuses on meaning, not shock…
French Quarter to gators in one day. I like the above-ground cemetery walk and I like that you can pick a covered boat or airboat for Barataria swamp. One possible drawback: it’s a long, structured day, and the airboat rules…
Cemeteries, mansions, and bikes, all in one ride. This New Orleans Garden District and Cemetery bike tour is a fast, fun way to get your bearings without hunting for parking or getting stuck in foot-traffic. I like that you travel…
A cemetery stop in the middle of the sights? Yes—and it works. This air-conditioned bus tour strings together the neighborhoods and landmarks you want to see first, then adds a guided look at a famous aboveground cemetery tied to the…
Nightfall turns New Orleans into a living legend. This New Orleans ghost tour runs on a comfortable, air-conditioned bus, with pickup from the French Quarter area at the Rampart Treehouse Bar. The focus is simple: haunted streets, cemetery stops, and…
