St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 Official Walking Tour
Overview
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55 minutes
Mobile ticket
The Official Tour of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 takes you through the gates to walk the paths between the tombs where the most famous of New Orleans' historical figures have been laid to rest. Visit the tombs of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau, Homer Plessy, and more.
Additional Info
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Basin St. Station
Tour gathers and departs from inside of Basin St. Station. Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to tour time to collect your tickets and tour stickers and to be prepared for a timely tour departure. Basin St. Station is a lovely visitors center where you will find a wide array of exhibits about New Orleans, an interactive map about Hurricane Katrina floodwaters, a Cafe, pristine restrooms, a gift shop, and more.
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
At the time of your tour departure, your tour guide will greet you at the Cemetery Tour Desk inside of Basin St. Station. Your tour will begin promptly with a short walk across the street, up to the front gates of the Cemetery. Step inside the gates for your in-depth tour of historic St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
What‘s Included
Guided tour through St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
Gratuity for tour guide is not included
Options
St. Louis Cemetery Tour
After Dark Night Tour
Duration: 55 minutes
Official Night Tour: The Official Night Tour of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
Not a Ghost Tour: Ideal for curious minds, history lovers, and anyone who wants to tour the cemetery under a canopy of stars and lanterns!
Reviews
4,195 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Super informative!!!!...
Lynette F,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Super informative!!!! Keeps you intrigued! Walking through the cemetary and hearing how the burials go in the family plots was just fascinating!
Must Do
Jane T,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00A must do while in New Orleans. Very informative and guide was entertaining. Only way to get an up close view of an historic site.
Thought provoking tour
Margaret M,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00What an interesting tour. Seeing the various tombs was captivating and thought provoking. Such a wonderful experience.
Hope you get an interesting guide
LauraLynne T,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00I was very excited for this experience and made it a priority for my trip. Arriving was a bit hurried, but that was my own fault as my GPS pointed me the opposite direction. You do check in at the basin check-in location, which is easy to find. They have a gift shop and café there if you need any essentials. The tour itself was rather boring and I heard multiple guests talking about how boring the guide was. One group of guests left partway through. Another person started to wander off. I stepped just behind the group to take a few photos and that’s when I heard some other guests talking as well about how awful they felt the guide was. They had been on the tour before and said if you can get a guide that’s interested in some of the quirky tales of the cemetery versus just talking about who is buried there and the family lineage it might make for a more exciting experience. What was most upsetting was I, as well as others, werewaiting to see the grave of the voodoo mistress. That was at the end of the tour and the group was gathered around the guide so much so that you couldn’t really step forward and take a photo or get a photo if you wanted to. Once the team started moving a few of us stopped for a moment to take a photo that we had waited the entire tour to take and the tour guide snapped at us and said we don’t have time for that. Surely she knows that that particular stop is one of the biggest draws and the reason people are coming to the cemetery and perhaps she should mention at the start of her dialogue that this will be the last stop so anybody interested in taking photos they should do that during the presentation or something to that effect. Nobody likes to be snapped at for something we paid for especially with regards to something we most wanted to see. She was old enough to know that this is a gravesite that is appealing and historic to most average visitors visiting New Orleans. We spent more time at graves that nobody had ever heard of than the one that was most legendary. Maybe she’s tired of the excitement around the legend, but if so, she’s in the wrong field. It was certainly not a way to treat paying guests.
Poor tour guide. Rude when we asked questions. Told us to not interrupt him. Several other visitors were upset with him.
Josh W,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Viator
1.00Don’t waste your money. Spend it elsewhere. Tour was too quick and you are not allowed to view anything off the path. Pictures were forbidden or just one or two while the guide wasn’t looking. When asked for assistance he refused. My husband is deaf and when I tried to get clarification on certain sites he refused to assist us.
St Louis Cemetery #1 Tour
amyetucker1,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jimmy was a great guide. Gave a lot of historical facts. We have been to this tour many times over the years and will keep coming back.
A must do in New Orleans
nicole b,Apr 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Jimmy is a legend! Thank you for an informative and fun experience of the cemetery! Made sure we were under cover at the worst of the downpour. Group size is just about right. Every one should do this trip when in New Orleans!
Good tour very interesting knowledgeable tour guide
Barbara L,Apr 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Good tour very interesting our tour guide was very knowledgeable great little gift shop at the station
Great!
Whiplash11,Apr 1, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Todd was a great guide! We had a few very heavy rain showers, but tents were provided along the tour.
Great tour
Patti M,Apr 1, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Bring a small umbrella or poncho in case it rains. It rained for us, but we have this with us and it didn’t bother the tour at all. Zelda was our tour guide. She answered all our questions and was very nice. Excellent tour guide. Highly recommended.
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