Lafayette Cemetery No.1

Lafayette Cemetery No.1

Lafayette Cemetery No.1
4.5
Monday
8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday
Closed
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The burial site for many of the people who lived in the mansions of the surrounding Garden District.
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Neighborhood: Garden District
Head to the Garden District for the full-on New Orleans experience replete with quaintly clanking streetcars, proudly grandiose antebellum mansions, picture perfect avenues lined with live oaks loaded down with Spanish moss, and a wealth of beautiful churches and many more architectural marvels. Even a brief excursion here makes plain why it’s called the Garden District. So, when you visit be sure to give yourself ample time for admiration at a languidly slow pace befitting such gentile strand of riverside living and to allow you to maximize each opportunity to stop and smell the roses – and whichever other blooms you might come across. While taking it all in, you’d do well to dine at one of the city’s most beloved destinations for regional cuisine. Gourmands from far and wide (and right round the corner) swear the age-old Commander’s Palace is the best restaurant in town – and have been doing so since it opened back in 1880.
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4.5
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Becky870
Carol Stream, IL637 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 • Friends
We had a wonderful tour of the cemetery. As others have said it is a little on the pricey side but if you bundle it with the hop on hop off tour you can save some money. I didn't think we would have time to see it so we didn't bundle which I am mad at myself about. Our guide was fantastic and he didn't rush us through the tour. Due to previous events of vandalism you can only enter with a tour guide.
Written December 11, 2024
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Roberts69
Northampton, UK18,938 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2023
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is a historic cemetery in the Garden District neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was founded in 1833 and still in use today and was included in the National Register of Historic Places on February 1, 1972, for its architectural and social-historical importance. Unfortunately the cemetery has very limited opening hours and so when I visited I could not walk around the cemetery but that said it was still an interesting place to see even just from the gates!!
Written March 13, 2023
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TrueTexasTraveler
Amarillo, TX979 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2019
This is a fantastic stop if you want to see a classic New Orleans cemetery and read some great graveside history. There is no charge to get in, and while there were a good amount of people there when we stopped, it wasn't too crowded. There are people at the entrance who offer to give tours if you don't just want to look around on your own.
Written May 24, 2020
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Brandon K
Flagstaff, AZ2,043 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020
We stopped by while in the Garden District, and we were hoping to get a tour. It turns out that paid access to the cemetery is going to be the only way in for the future, but the graves were being repaired from damage coming from public access. You can see the little paths and walkways through the locked gates, and many tours still meet there but discuss the cemetery from the gate only.
Written January 22, 2020
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drwatson32
Shawnee, OK1,577 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2023 • Family
Our tour guide, Will, did a good job explaining the history and facts about New Orleans burials. Very interesting! The admission price is a little high at $25 for adults, in my opinion, but I enjoyed the guides commentary. Check out Marie Laveau's tomb and the tomb Nicholas Cage has purchased as well.
Written June 15, 2023
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Cliff L.
Eastvale, CA46 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2020 • Couples
This is our first time to NO and of course we wanted to visit the cemetery. We got a ride down just to learn it’s closed for remodeling. Apparently if you have a tour guide you can go in but outside of that, you can only look through the four entrance gates. It looks amazing and I wish I got to experience it.
Written October 7, 2020
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torontoshutterbug65
Toronto, Canada110 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
I thought this was a great tour, with tonnes of information and super interesting. The only complaint I have is that our tour was for 1 hour, I think they should be at least 1.5 hours and the number of tours that visited was 5-6, kinda tripping over one another. (we were the first tour of the day I am sure it gets busier as the day goes on)
Written January 29, 2020
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Tara Austad
Battle Creek, MI42 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
Though it's very touristy, there is a reason. There is a lot of history to be learned from this cemetery, and not just Marie LaVeau. We had an amazing guide name Mikko, and he was very passionate and knowledgeable about NOLA history - I learned a lot more than I thought I knew coming into the tour! Beautiful old tombs - a must visit for anyone!
Written February 11, 2020
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Tanya T.
Illinois1,713 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2019
We took a stroll through the Garden District and stumbled upon this cemetery. Parts of the headstones are newer, the I was most impressed with the architectural detail and worn appeal of the older ones. We did not have a guide and entrance is free. You can pretty much walk up and down the pathways at your own pace, pause when need. I am not sure if anyone famous is buried here, but ohhhh the stories that could be told.
Written April 20, 2020
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Hunter H
Olney, IL261 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2019
We could look through the fencing, but it was closed for maintenance when we came by the cemetery. We parked a few blocks away and walked around the garden district. You could look into the cemetery, so check before you go. It's free to get in.
Written January 5, 2020
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