NOLA Garden District and Gates of Lafayette Cemetery Tour
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New Orleans, USA
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Take a stroll through New Orleans’ history and culture on a walking tour of the Garden District with an experienced guide. Visit streets lined with gracious, antebellum homes, and learn how the city’s Creole and American residents competed with Greek Revival architecture and English-gardens. Learn about the elaborate crypts and monuments in one of New Orleans’ oldest and most beautiful cemeteries, hear stories about Lafayette’s most famous ‘residents,’ and trace Louisiana history through the names on the gravestones.
- Walking tour of an New Orleans destination
- See historic homes in an elegant neighborhood
- From outside the gates, see one of New Orleans' most famous cemeteries
- Enjoy the personal experience of a small-group tour
What's Included
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks
- Entrance to Lafayette Cemetery
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- The Garden District Book Shop2727 Prytania St Ste 8, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA
INSIDE the Garden District Book Shop inside The Rink, 2727 Prytania Street, near the corner of Washington Avenue. We only tour the cemetery from outside the gates.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
Greet your guide at a meeting point in the Garden District before embarking on a walking tour of the Garden District, stopping to learn about antebellum homes, and how the city’s Creole and American residents competed.
Next, you’ll head to Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, which has been featured in movies such as *Interview with the Vampire*, *Double Jeopardy*, and *Deja Vu*. Your guide delves into the history, architectural style, and tropical plant life of the graveyard, and reveals stories about Lafayette’s most famous ‘residents’. The cemetery is closed to the public so this portion is conducted outside the gates.
Next, you’ll head to Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, which has been featured in movies such as *Interview with the Vampire*, *Double Jeopardy*, and *Deja Vu*. Your guide delves into the history, architectural style, and tropical plant life of the graveyard, and reveals stories about Lafayette’s most famous ‘residents’. The cemetery is closed to the public so this portion is conducted outside the gates.
1
Garden District Book Shop
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Lafayette Cemetery No.1
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- The City of New Orleans has temporarily closed Lafayette Cemetery for repairs but we still do the cemetery tour from the gates
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 16 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 449 reviews
Maisha_A, Feb 2026
HIGHLY recommend this tour with David. He’s so knowledgeable and has a great teaching style that keeps you engaged and curious throughout the tour. He’s a wealth of knowledge and had a great time learning about the great city of New Orleans
Rexroy_S, Jan 2026
Our guide was very knowledgeable. He took his time and explained the history of the houses. There was no real tour of the cemetery, as we were outside a locked gate, but much I fo was still given. Again, the guide was excellent.
Jim_C, Nov 2025
David was a personable and knowledgeable guide. There was a nice pace to the tour including many houses. The cemetery part of the tour is minor compared to the houses.
Lauren_G, Nov 2025
Loved the long walk through the Garden District, seeing the amazing architecture and hearing the iterative history of the area. David was knowledgeable about the past and present, and a great storyteller!
Sherrill_J, Oct 2025
Excellent tour. Our guide, David, provided a wealth of information about the Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery. It was an informative, entertaining, fast-paced, two-hour tour. The meeting area was most convenient with restrooms and places to sit while waiting for the tour to begin. Highly recommend.
Paige_S, Oct 2025
The whole walk was beautiful! The houses were so nice and our tour guide knew so much information. Would definitely recommend!!
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thanks Paige and we look forward to seeing you back in New Orleans!
Valerie_S, Oct 2025
Great tour! David is very knowledgeable and shared facts that you wouldn’t ordinarily get to know. Also, David showed us the different architectures in the Garden District and explained the history behind them.
David_C, Oct 2025
This was a terrific tour. Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about the homes and the history of the area. He gladly answered any questions we had. I would encourage anyone going to N. O. to take this tour.
Response from Host, Oct 2025
Thanks David for the kind words! We look forward to seeing you bak in New Orleans!
Courtney_B, Oct 2025
It was great, he was super knowledgeable and articulate. We got to see all the best sights in the Garden District neighborhood. He kept us in the shade and he was a very easy to follow guide.
Francesca_T, Oct 2025
We took a tour of the Garden Quarter in New Orleans and it was an absolutely wonderful experience! Our guide, Muriel, was extremely knowledgeable, passionate, and shared so many fascinating details that brought the history of the neighborhood to life. The tour was well-organized, engaging, and full of curiosities that we would have never discovered on our own.
kylan_m, Oct 2025
We had a wonderful time. Our tour guide frank was amazing! He was very fun to listen to and really made the tour experience fun. This tour was one of our favorite things we did. Highly recommend you do it!!
Sandra_R, Sep 2025
David was informative, funny and an all around awesome tour guide!! He knows so much about New Orleans and the neighborhood, we learned so much. Definitely recommend!
Victoria_S, Sep 2025
David was an outstanding guide—knowledgeable, engaging, and fun. Strolling through the Garden District became so much more meaningful as he shared the fascinating stories behind the beautiful historic homes, rather than us simply passing by them. His insights brought the neighborhood to life, adding depth and charm to the experience. We truly enjoyed this tour and would highly recommend it to anyone visiting New Orleans.
Valerie_G, Sep 2025
Excellent --our guide was very informative and gave us the depth and breadth of NO history, cultural and in every other way
Jorge_G, Jul 2025
Ann Elizabeth was savvy and kind. If you want to have a general sense of the Garden District neighborhood and the New Orleans City history, this is a great and fun thing to do. Two thumbs up for the start and finish point!
Angela_S, Jul 2025
Wonderful tour!!! Loved learning about the history of the area and seeing the gorgeous homes. Even though the cemetery was closed, we got to see it through the gates and the tour guide gave us interesting information about it.
Robert_C, Jun 2025
Probably would have given this outing a 4-star review of if wasn’t for the fact our tour guide, David, really outdid himself to make up for the fact we waited :15 on two late arrivals and the bookstore and cafe were both closed for the holiday.
He provided a detailed account of the Lafayette Cemetery and the Garden District along with some great insight as to the history of New Orleans. David is definitely a fabulous ambassador and a friendly person with some very interesting facts to share.
Worth the money if you need a reason to exercise and/or are interested in history. Don’t expect a creepy tour of the cemetery for the gates are well secured
Byron_G, May 2025
Delightful guide, perfect amount of walking, great historical information! We loved the beautiful homes.
eileen_o, May 2025
David was a great tour guide and very knowledgeable about the garden district. Would definitely recommend
Susan_W, Apr 2025
We took a lovely walk through the Garden District and saw amazing houses. Our guide, Muriel, was great. It was very interesting to learn about the architecture and history of the area.
April_D, Apr 2025
Rob our guide was so knowledgeable. The pace was great and I got to see all the places I wanted.
Wish we could have been able to get into the cemetery, but Rob made it work.
Felicia_M, Mar 2025
The tour guide was very polite and informative. The history and experience was awesome. Would recommend
Karen_d, Mar 2025
Dave was a Great guide. Very informative and interesting tales about the homes we were seeing. I love architecture and the history behind it, so this was perfect.
No washrooms once you start so though you should bring water drink it slowly.
Renee_A, Mar 2025
Great tour, guide Dave shared lots of interesting information and was very personable. Excellent value!
Megan_O, Mar 2025
This wasn’t necessarily what we were expecting. Guide spent majority of the tour talking about filming locations or celebrities that currently live in the homes throughout the garden district. Would have loved to understand more about the neighborhoods culture and history.
Perhaps while the cemetery is closed this tour would benefit from a shortened time - ie: 1 hour / 1 hour 30 min. At times it felt as though we were just trying to fill time.
Overall, it was great to explore a part of the city that we otherwise wouldn’t have traveled to and the guides very dry sense of humor did keep us smiling.
Ben_G, Mar 2025
Very interesting tour - nice to see the opposite of Bourbon Street! Great architecture, history of the Garden Street and Lafayette Cemetary practices….
Carolyn_B, Feb 2025
Great tour with Avery knowledgeable guide. We would recommend this tour to anyone who is interested in
the history of the Garden district and the cemetary.
christinegbaum, Feb 2025
Good experience and guide is knowledgeable. The pace is easy though please keep in mind you are standing/walking for two hours on uneven ground - something to consider for those with mobility issues. The tour says it includes Layfette Cemetery No 1 but the cemetery still remains closed at the time of this review. This tour is really a Garden district tour that stops by the gate of the cemetery. Still, this is an enjoyable way to explore this area and take in the small details.
Rebecca_H, Jan 2025
Dave was an excellent tour guide. I learned a lot about the city and the Garden District specifically . I could tell Dave really loved New Orleans. Would definitely recommend this tour.
David_T, Jan 2025
Our tour guide David (the younger David as they called him) was very knowledgeable and engaging. We had a great time on the tour. Highly recommend.
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