Explore Two New Orleans Cemeteries: St.Louis #1 and #2

Itinerary
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Stop At: New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana

Start your adventure on Canal Street, the dividing line between the uptown "American" side of town and the downtown "Creole" side

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: St Louis Cemetery No 2, 300 Claiborne Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112

Visit St. Louis Cemetery #2, established in 1823. This cemetery has some of the most stunning funerary architecture and the best stories in the city. Here are the civil rights pioneers, jazz legends, architects of New Orleans, heroes, and scoundrels. See the "secret" resting place of a Voodoo Queen and the tombs of a pirate, a soon-to-be-saint, the first black leader of a US Army brigade, and a lieutenant governor who may have been poisoned. Your guide will tell you these great stories and more as you make your way through the grand monuments and heartbreakingly humble ones.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Tremé, Treme, New Orleans, Louisiana

The route from one cemetery to the next takes you through a section of Treme', the oldest African American neighborhood in the United States. The area you will walk through, newly renovated since Hurricane Katrina, was once a notorious red-light district known as Storyville and the cradle of jazz music. Your guide will tell you all the history of this neighborhood and how New Orleans became the city for having a good time!

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, 425 Basin St 3421 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112-3535

Enter St. Louis Cemetery #1 with your guide, the oldest cemetery in the city, the place here it all started! See the tomb of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen, Paul Morphy, the first American world chess champion, and the future tomb of actor Nicolas Cage, among others, Your guide will share the incredible stories, photo opportunities, and description of our unique burial practices in this must-see treasure.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Basin St. Station, 501 Basin St, New Orleans, LA 70112-3552

End your cemetery adventure at Basin Street Station, a comfortable visitors' center on the edge of the famous French Quarter. Rest, refresh, and regroup before you set off on your next New Orleans experience! You will have the contact information of your guide for further recommendations of what to do to get the most out of your time in NOLA!

Duration: 5 minutes