New Orleans Trip Overview
When you tour with non-profit Save Our Cemeteries you are helping to preserve and protect the historic cemeteries of New Orleans. Our tours are small and historically accurate.
Additional Info
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Starts: New Orleans, United States
Trip Category: Walking & Biking Tours >> Walking Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
When you tour with non-profit Save Our Cemeteries you are helping to preserve and protect the historic cemeteries of New Orleans. Our tours are small and historically accurate.
Itinerary
If you want a tour that encapsulates New Orleans burial traditions, then this is the tour for you. This cemetery has it all – single-family tombs, coping tombs, society tombs, tumulous tombs, wall vaults, and the largest collection of cast-iron tombs in New Orleans. Hear the history of them all as well as some tidbits about those buried there. It’s an easy ride on Canal St. “Cemeteries” streetcar to the end where you will head to Morning Call Coffee to enjoy a New Orleans cafe au lait while you wait to meet your guide. Greenwood Cemetery is a short walk across the street.
