New Orleans Cemetery Tours: Those who
tour New Orleans’ cemeteries will find that our history is often buried six feet ABOVE ground.
Why do we bury above ground and
how do we get so many bodies into one tomb? Your walking tour of Lafayette Cemetery will answer
your questions and give you a new perspective on life and death in New Orleans’ past and
present.
Lafayette Number 1 was the first cemetery in the
Garden District. There is evidence that the cemetery was "laid out" before the
idea for the Garden District was conceived.
1853 was the year of a terrible yellow fever
epidemic. It is said that Lafayette Cemetery was the site of mass burials of yellow fever
victims.
Lafayette
Cemetary has been the location of movies such as Double Jeopardy and Interview
with the Vampire. It’s the cemetery of Ann Rice’s Vampire books.
Your sight-seeing tour will not be complete
without a visit to one of our historic New Orleans cemeteries. This New Orleans Cemetery Tour
begins at the entrance to Lafayette Cemetery across from Commander's palace. Bring your camera
and your imagination on this leisurely walking tour.
New Orleans cemetery tours are $10.00. Special rates for
school groups.
