- Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries - The most stunning “city of the dead” is Lake Lawn Metairie Cemetery. This picturesque cemetery boasts some of the grandest funerary architecture and sculpture in the US. Live oaks surround greek temples, gothic and Islamic style tombs, obelisks, and marble monuments with beautiful ironwork and stained glass.
The resting place of many of New Orleans’ most influential and notorious citizens, Metairie Cemetery holds the graves of over 9,000 people on 65 landscaped acres. Nine Louisiana governors, seven New Orleans mayors, 49 kings of Carnival, and three Confederate generals rest alongside madams, brothel owners, bandleaders Louis Prima and Al Hirt, writer Anne Rice, and former Saints and Pelicans’ owner Tom Benson.
There must be a minimum of 4 guests signed up to take this tour 12 hours before the departure time/date or the tour will be canceled. If it is cancelled you will receive an email. We are sorry for any inconvenience.
- Expert tour guide
- Gratuities
When you embark on a journey with the non-profit organization Save Our Cemeteries, you contribute to the preservation and safeguarding of New Orleans’ historic burial sites. Our tour groups are small and emphasize historical authenticity.
Lake Lawn Metairie cemetery received accolades from Forbes, being referred to as one of the greatest cemeteries in America.
This scenic burial ground is home to some of the most grand burial architecture and sculptures in the US. The surrounding live oaks set a lush backdrop to Greek temples, gothic and Islamic style tombs, obelisks, and marble monuments adorned with intricate ironwork and colourful stained glass.
Acting as the final resting place for some of New Orlean’s most notable and infamous inhabitants, Metairie Cemetery is home to the graves of over 9,000 individuals across 65 beautifully landscaped acres. Among those interred here are nine Louisiana governors, seven mayors of New Orleans, 49 kings of Carnival, and three Confederate generals. They lay in eternal rest alongside madams, brothel owners, legendary bandleaders Louis Prima and Al Hirt, renowned vampire novelist Anne Rice, and former Saints and Pelicans’ owner Tom Benson.
The cemetery provides easy walking paths and is wheelchair friendly.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
