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SWISS CHALET STYLE OF THE EUSTIS KOCH BRENNAN HOUSE, New Orleans home of Sandra Bullock
William Robinson home
St. Charles Avenue Streetcar
Greek Revival architecture
Lafayette Cemetery #1 gate

New Orleans Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery Tour

By Historic New Orleans Tours
9.4 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is P 1,473 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
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.

Activity location

  • Lafayette Cemetery No.1
    • Washington Ave
    • 70130, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • The Garden District Book Shop
    • 2727 Prytania Street
    • 70130, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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2:00 PM Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English

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

Language options: English
Starting time: 13:45
Price details
P 1,472.60 x 1 AdultP 1,472.60
Total
Price is P 1,472.60
11:00am Tour
  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h2h
  • English

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

Language options: English
Starting time: 11:00
Price details
P 1,472.60 x 1 AdultP 1,472.60
Total
Price is P 1,472.60

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedLocal guide
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedGratuities
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFood and drinks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntrance to Lafayette Cemetery

Know before you book

  • 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

Activity itinerary

Lafayette Cemetery No.1
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
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.
Garden District Book Shop
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
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.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESLafayette Cemetery No.1
    • Washington Ave
    • 70130, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEThe Garden District Book Shop
    • 2727 Prytania Street
    • 70130, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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