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Garden District and Gates of Lafayette Cemetery Walking Tour
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Prytania Street
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Our tour guides are New Orleanians with strong personal connections to the history and have many impressive credentials.
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional Guide
Meeting Points
Departure
Garden District Book Shop
The travelers will meet our guide INSIDE the Garden District Book Shop. We will tour the cemetery from outside the gates.
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Garden District and Gates of Lafayette Cemetery Walking Tour
(169) Reviews
Prytania Street
About
Our tour guides are New Orleanians with strong personal connections to the history and have many impressive credentials.
Highlights
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
2 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Professional Guide
Meeting Points
Departure
Garden District Book Shop
The travelers will meet our guide INSIDE the Garden District Book Shop. We will tour the cemetery from outside the gates.
Return
Itinerary
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Garden District
Explore the Garden District, one of the world’s most dazzling residential neighborhoods, with knowledgeable and entertaining guides.
Experience the architectural splendor of the live oak-tree lined “American” section of town and examine the antebellum era
“Creole vs. American” conflict.
Witness history and culture reflected in architectural styles including Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Gothic, Georgian, Swiss Chalet, Queen Anne, and more.
Highlights include the former or current homes of Archie, Peyton, & Eli Manning: Anne Rice,
Nicolas Cage, Sandra Bullock, Trent Reznor, and John Goodman; the cornstalk fence, the death site of Jefferson Davis, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button film site, “Miss Robichaux’s Academy for Exceptional Young Ladies” from AMERICAN HORROR STORY, and more!
[The City temporarily closed Lafayette Cemetery - tour from outside.]
The Garden District Tour emphasizes history, architectural style, personal anecdotes, & tropical plant life.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Lafayette Cemetery No.1
We do our entire cemetery tour which is normally 20 minutes from the gates as the City of New Orleans closed Lafayette Cemetery in 2019 but we still do the cemetery tour from the gates.
