New Orleans Metairie Cemetery Tour: Millionaires and Mausoleums
by Red Sash Tours
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This tour covers about two miles on foot through Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans and lasts approximately two hours. The cemetery, located on 127 acres, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was once a racetrack. The guide leads visitors beneath nearly 1,000 trees while pointing out the elaborate mausoleums and marble tombs of notable millionaires such as Al Copeland, founder of Popeyes, and Ruth Fertel, founder of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, as well as writer Anne Rice. The tour highlights include distinctive monuments like a pyramid guarded by a sphinx, an Islamic-style tomb built by a Confederate general for his daughter, the grave of a well-known gambler, and the tomb of a Storyville madam who was removed from her resting place. Visitors will also see the famous weeping angel statue that appears blue under certain light. The guide, Sally Asher, is a professional photographer and writer who shares detailed stories about the people buried here and the unusual history connected to the cemetery. The tour includes admission to Metairie Cemetery and insider tips on local food, music, and culture. Gratuities and bottled water are not included.
Highlights
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Itinerary
Lake Lawn Metairie
Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans contains some of the city's most artistic marble tombs and funerary art. Formerly a racetrack, it covers 127 acres and features monuments like pyramids, Greek temples, Islamic pavilions, mausoleums with weeping angels, and statues of crying dogs. It is the resting place of politicians, jazz musicians, Storyville madams, mob bosses, fried-chicken entrepreneurs, and vampire novelists.
120 min
Meeting point
Please meet at least 10 minutes early from the start time at 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., at the Law Enforcement Memorial to the right of the funeral home. Any of the entry gates will lead to the memorial. You just need to make a right at the stop sign. If you drive, you can park in the lot.
End point
Please meet at least 10 minutes early from the start time at 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., at the Law Enforcement Memorial to the right of the funeral home. Any of the entry gates will lead to the memorial. You just need to make a right at the stop sign. If you drive, you can park in the lot.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
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New Orleans Metairie Cemetery Tour: Millionaires and Mausoleums
by Red Sash Tours
Choose from 1 available option
How do you want to book?
✓Confirmation before Wed, 9 Sept - card's only charged if it's a yes. If it's a no, still time to book on Viator.
Book on Viator Confirmed right away, but you pay full price.$70Overview
This tour covers about two miles on foot through Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans and lasts approximately two hours. The cemetery, located on 127 acres, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was once a racetrack. The guide leads visitors beneath nearly 1,000 trees while pointing out the elaborate mausoleums and marble tombs of notable millionaires such as Al Copeland, founder of Popeyes, and Ruth Fertel, founder of Ruth’s Chris Steak House, as well as writer Anne Rice. The tour highlights include distinctive monuments like a pyramid guarded by a sphinx, an Islamic-style tomb built by a Confederate general for his daughter, the grave of a well-known gambler, and the tomb of a Storyville madam who was removed from her resting place. Visitors will also see the famous weeping angel statue that appears blue under certain light. The guide, Sally Asher, is a professional photographer and writer who shares detailed stories about the people buried here and the unusual history connected to the cemetery. The tour includes admission to Metairie Cemetery and insider tips on local food, music, and culture. Gratuities and bottled water are not included.
Highlights
What's included
What's not included
Itinerary
Lake Lawn Metairie
Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans contains some of the city's most artistic marble tombs and funerary art. Formerly a racetrack, it covers 127 acres and features monuments like pyramids, Greek temples, Islamic pavilions, mausoleums with weeping angels, and statues of crying dogs. It is the resting place of politicians, jazz musicians, Storyville madams, mob bosses, fried-chicken entrepreneurs, and vampire novelists.
120 min
Meeting point
Please meet at least 10 minutes early from the start time at 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., at the Law Enforcement Memorial to the right of the funeral home. Any of the entry gates will lead to the memorial. You just need to make a right at the stop sign. If you drive, you can park in the lot.
End point
Please meet at least 10 minutes early from the start time at 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., at the Law Enforcement Memorial to the right of the funeral home. Any of the entry gates will lead to the memorial. You just need to make a right at the stop sign. If you drive, you can park in the lot.
Languages
Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.