St. Louis Cemetery No. 1

Sights & Landmarks • New Orleans, Louisiana

Situated just north of the French quarter, you will find the oldest and one of the most famous homes for the dead in New Orleans. St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is one of the uniquely NOLA sights of above ground tombs that are throughout the city.

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Tours for St. Louis Cemetery No. 1

Exploring the area? Book a tour to fully experience everything St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 has to offer. A guided tour will provide you with fascinating insights and hidden gems that you might miss on your own.

Beyond the French Quarter Bike Tour in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Beyond the French Quarter Bike Tour

New Orleans, Louisiana

The tour begins with a ride through the Bywater and Marigny neighborhoods, home to history, art, and delightful shotgun houses. Your licensed tour guide will take you up Esplanade Ave, once known as “Creole Millionaires Row”. We’ll ride the oak lined avenue and marvel at the architecture, passing by Faubourg Treme and into Faubourg St. John. After a leisurely pedal through City Park, we’ll stop for a well-deserved break. Riders will have the opportunity to purchase beignets and café au lait at Cafe Du Monde.

We then follow the trail of one of the oldest roads in the US - Bayou Road, the very reason New Orleans exists. Lastly we’ll pedal our way back through the historic French Quarter and the Marigny, admiring the sights along the way.

Tour length: Approximately 9 miles

Paved Paradise Tours is a small, owner-operated company that provides a truly local perspective. We live, work, and play in these neighborhoods; we'll show you hidden gems you'll want to revisit later.

New Orleans Driving Tour of Bayou St. John, City Park, Treme etc in New Orleans, Louisiana

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New Orleans Driving Tour of Bayou St. John, City Park, Treme etc

New Orleans, Louisiana

Travel in a comfortable minivan from the French Quarter through the Treme and along the historic mansion lined Esplanade Ave to the Bayou St. John neighborhood where we will trace an ancient portage road used by natives for thousands of years, and discover the very origins of why this site was selected by the French to build the city of New Orleans!

Along the way we will stop at an old cemetery where we just might encounter some restless spirits! We'll then travel through the Bayou St. John neighborhood and see the oldest house in New Orleans and the bayou that made the city possible! We'll visit the very spot Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau once held her rituals, before going to City Park to see some of the oldest oak trees in the city. In City Park we'll stop and get some beignets at Cafe Du Monde! Then we'll stop in a nature reserve and look for alligators and exotic birds before traveling to the lakefront and the ruins of a 300 year old French fort!

New Orleans Private Vehicle City Tour in New Orleans, Louisiana

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New Orleans Private Vehicle City Tour

New Orleans, Louisiana

Discover the best of New Orleans on this private, 3-hour city tour. Ride in a luxury sedan or SUV with a professional chauffeur and tour historian. See famous New Orleans neighborhoods like the French Quarter, the Ninth Ward, the Garden District, City Park, Saint Louis Cemetery, and much more up close and personal, at any pace desired. New Orleans hotel pickup and drop-off included.

New Orleans Private City and Cemetery Tour - Up to 24 Passengers in New Orleans, Louisiana

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New Orleans Private City and Cemetery Tour - Up to 24 Passengers

New Orleans, Louisiana

This private tour provides an insider’s perspective, with opportunities to walk around on your own and take in the rich history of New Orleans. Relax in our bus with your travel group only and visit historic neighborhoods, including the French Quarter, Treme, Faubourgs St. John and Marigny, Garden and Warehouse Districts as well as a stop in one of our St. Louis Cemeteries. Enjoy a relaxing ride and experience the unique highlights of the Crescent City. The tour is 2.5 hours and offers hotel pick-up.

Private New Orleans City Tour in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Private New Orleans City Tour

New Orleans, Louisiana

3 hour Private City Tour in a Small up to 12 passenger French Quarter Friendly Bus. Pick up from a New Orleans Hotel or New Orleans Address. This tour include a licensed tour guide whom can customize the tour to fit your specific interests whether it be music, history, architecture, horticulture, cemeteries or all of the above.

Cemetery Tour New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Cemetery Tour New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans cemeteries are unique in the “recycling and rotation” of our loved ones in our family tombs. Room for 2 coffins doesn’t stop us from burying hundreds in that same spot.

On our cemetery tour we will show you around one of our most famous "Cities of the Dead". We invite you to come along with us and visit our family tombs as we tell you about our burials, funerals and the stories of those entombed.

We keep the light on for our ancestors by telling their stories.

Your guide will be a New Orleanian that has ancestors buried in the cemetery you visit.

Come with us on this 90 minute visitation. Walk among the dead and leave feeling more alive than ever.

Private New Orleans City and Cemetery Bus Tour Up to 24 People in New Orleans, Louisiana

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Private New Orleans City and Cemetery Bus Tour Up to 24 People

New Orleans, Louisiana

Our Company is one of the oldest and most trusted bus tours in New Orleans. For over two hours, you’ll learn about the history and culture of New Orleans. From the musical back streets of Treme, to the stunning mansions Uptown, our drivers will take you on a journey through the streets that only a real New Orleanian could provide.

Our guides are passionate historians of New Orleans. They’re not afraid to answer tough questions and tell you the whole story of our city’s history. Our drivers are one-of-a-kind tour guides providing a fun experience and adventure from the comfort of our climate controlled bus.

N’awlins Luxury: City & Cemetery Tour in New Orleans, Louisiana

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N’awlins Luxury: City & Cemetery Tour

New Orleans, Louisiana

Admire our history, landmark and culture on a city tour with a back drop of the Hurricane Katrina story. Explore New Orleans from the comfort of a 13-passenger mini bus. This 2-hours tour through the Crescent City, narrating on points of interest including the CBD, French Quarter, Marigny Neighborhood, Tremé, Garden District, Warehouse District, City Park, Lake Pontchartrain, Local Cemetery and more.

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