1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)
Daily Tour
15 people
English
Take a walk through the St. Louis #3 Cemetery with author and historian Sally Asher, who wrote about the cemetery in her book "Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans." With this tour, you'll learn all about the different types of tombs and burial practices and learn about some of the people interred here.
Local author and historian Sally Asher will take you on a journey of a famous New Orleans cemetery.
It’s been written that St. Louis Cemetery #3 has so many angels that one can “almost hear the beat of their wings.” You’ll visit the graves and learn about some of the city’s notable (and notorious) citizens including the first businesswoman to have a public statute erected in her honor, the hunchbacked photographer who secretly photographed prostitutes, the woman behind the quirky castle, the famed architect whose ship went down in a hurricane with over a hundred prostitutes and circus performers, and some legendary chefs who collectively advanced the Civil Rights movement, restored horse racing in New Orleans, and (for better or worse) introduced the turducken to the U.S..
This tour takes approximately an hour and a half and covers roughly a half mile.
The tour meets in front of the cemetery on 3421 Esplanade Ave at the gate farthest to the right underneath the trees.
1 hour • Admission Ticket Included