2 hours (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Explore the Garden District with the help of a local guide who will tell you about the history of Louisiana's great planter families. You'll see the lavish homes as a shining symbol of their success. People like Scarlett O'Hara, who lived on the plantation in the summer and in the city in the winter months, in the heart of New Orleans, or Anne Rice, author of the novel "Interview with the Vampire" who lived nearby (Brevard House at 1239 1st Street.) You'll get a sense of the mysterious atmosphere that emanates from these imposing houses lined up next to each other. All that they have seen, the secrets of the aristocracy of the time that they sheltered. The era of masters and slaves, the segregation of the South, the Civil War, the abolition of slavery… The romantic impulses against the cruel historical reality. Your guide will tell you the history and anecdotes about this popular cemetery, and you will learn about the rites of burial above ground.
You will visit one of New Orleans’s most desired neighborhoods and one of the nation’s most beautifully preserved city districts.
This walking tour is not just mansions and manicured gardens, but stories of legends, tragedy, epidemics, lost causes, movie stars, celebrity chefs, and haunted spirits.
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1. is one the oldest museum in Louisiana and the filming location of famous productions such as “Interview with the Vampire” and “The Vampire Diaries”.
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free