Cemetery Tour New Orleans at Basin St. Station

Cemetery Tour New Orleans at Basin St. Station Cemetery Tours NOLA offers the Official Tour of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Visitors are offered an exclusive experience with an intimate tour through one of New Orleans’ most well-known burial grounds.

09/14/2026

The guides leading our tours of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 carry years of local history with them, and it shows in the way visitors lean in a little closer with every stop.

Some come for the facts, others just for the stillness of the place, but everyone leaves with something they didn't expect. Meet the people behind the stories on our official, Archdiocese authorized tour.

Spots go quickly this time of year, reserve yours at cemeterytourneworleans.com.

There's a version of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 that only shows itself after dark. Lantern in hand, our guides lead small ...
09/12/2026

There's a version of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 that only shows itself after dark.

Lantern in hand, our guides lead small groups through the same paths visitors walk by day, but the mood, the light, and the stories all shift once the sun sets.

Our night tour is a quieter, more intimate way to experience this historic cemetery.

Learn more and check availability at https://cemeterytourneworleans.com/tour/night-tour/

Few names draw as much curiosity inside St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 as Marie Laveau's. Our guides carry her story with them...
09/11/2026

Few names draw as much curiosity inside St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 as Marie Laveau's. Our guides carry her story with them, literally, and take care to separate what is documented from what has simply been repeated over the years.

It's one of the most requested stops on the tour, and one of the ones we treat with the most care. Hear the full story on our official, Archdiocese authorized tour.

Availability is filling up. Reserve at cemeterytourneworleans.com.

A few of the details that stay with visitors long after their tour of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1: a stark white pyramid to...
09/09/2026

A few of the details that stay with visitors long after their tour of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1: a stark white pyramid tomb with a story most people never expect, and the hand forged ironwork that has framed these tombs for generations.

Our guides walk you through both, along with the history behind them, on the only official, Archdiocese authorized tour of New Orleans' oldest cemetery.

Plan your visit at cemeterytourneworleans.com.

09/07/2026

New Orleans sits below sea level, and its cemeteries rise above it. That single fact shaped centuries of French and Spanish burial tradition, and it's still the first thing our guides point out inside St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.

Walking through, you start to notice how much of the city's history was built upward instead of underground. Come see it for yourself on our official, Archdiocese authorized tour.

Come see it for yourself. Book at cemeterytourneworleans.com.

If you're spending Labor Day weekend in New Orleans, take an hour to see a side of the city most visitors miss. St. Loui...
09/04/2026

If you're spending Labor Day weekend in New Orleans, take an hour to see a side of the city most visitors miss.

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is New Orleans' oldest cemetery, and our official, Archdiocese authorized tour is the only way inside.

Spots go quickly this time of year, reserve yours at cemeterytourneworleans.com.

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is full of small moments that ask you to slow down, a pyramid tomb with a Latin inscription, a ...
09/02/2026

St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is full of small moments that ask you to slow down, a pyramid tomb with a Latin inscription, a statue standing beneath the New Orleans sky, a name carved into iron.

Every one of these details is part of the city's story, preserved inside its oldest and most historic cemetery. Our official, Archdiocese authorized tour is the only way inside, so come see what catches your eye in person.

Book your visit at cemeterytourneworleans.com.

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Morning coffee in hand. New Orleans waking up around you. And centuries of history waiting just across the street. ☕🕊️Th...
08/30/2026

Morning coffee in hand. New Orleans waking up around you. And centuries of history waiting just across the street. ☕🕊️

The cemetery in the morning has a quiet to it that the rest of the day doesn't. Before the city fully gets going, before the heat sets in, before the crowds arrive. Just you, your guide, and the stories that have been standing here since before this country was even a country.

There is no better way to start a day in New Orleans than to ensconce yourself in the history of the people who built it. The names on these tombs, the lives behind them, the city they left behind. All of it right here, right now, in the cool of a New Orleans morning: https://cemeterytourneworleans.com/tour/day-tour/

This is one of the most expansive cemeteries in the country. And why is that?Marie Laveau, Homer Plessy, and many more i...
08/28/2026

This is one of the most expansive cemeteries in the country. And why is that?

Marie Laveau, Homer Plessy, and many more iconic names in American history are resting here at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. Alongside them, centuries of New Orleans are buried in one sacred block, above ground, by design, because this city has always done things differently.

Come learn why. Come understand the restoration efforts keeping this place alive for generations to come. Come hear the stories that no history class ever taught you.

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The way the shadows fall across the tombs. The stillness of the air. The sound of New Orleans humming in the distance wh...
08/26/2026

The way the shadows fall across the tombs. The stillness of the air. The sound of New Orleans humming in the distance while you're standing in the middle of centuries of history. The night doesn't just set the scene. It becomes part of the story.

Every story your guide tells lands differently when the sun is down. Every name on every tomb carries a little more weight. And every step through St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 after dark feels like something you weren't quite prepared for, in the best possible way.

The night tour is an experience all its own. Come feel it for yourself: https://cemeterytourneworleans.com/tour/night-tour/

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501 Basin Street
New Orleans, LA
70112

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Monday 9am - 3:45pm
Tuesday 9am - 3:45pm
Wednesday 9am - 3:45pm
Thursday 9am - 3:45pm
Friday 9am - 3:45pm
Saturday 9am - 3:45pm
Sunday 9am - 3:45pm

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