Cemetery Tours

Choose from the options below for your best view of the Crescent City.

Beat the heat on one of our fully air-conditioned bus tours. Our City Tour is the perfect tour for your first day in New Orleans, Louisiana. Discover many neighborhoods outside of the French Quarter and visit an above ground cemetery. Book our Cemetery Bus Tour if you are into the paranormal, ghosts, and/or entering a private cemetery at night!

Cemetery Tours

Duration
2 hours 30 minutes
Group Size
no limit

Tour Orleans City Tour

The quickest way to experience every must-see neighborhood is on a New Orleans city tour. There are several options, but a city bus tour is by far the most popular way to experience New Orleans sightseeing.

Explore the most important neighborhoods outside of the French Quarter, including the Garden District, Marigny, Bywater, upper 9th Ward, Treme, Central City, Irish Channel, Riverbend, Lower Garden District, Mid-City, Bayou St. John, etc. In addition, learn 300 years of history, fun facts, and folklore.

Bus tours offer the guest a great vantage point to see the city. They are also convenient and comfortable for senior citizens. You are seated up high next to large windows for easy viewing of all New Orleans has to offer.

Duration
2 hours
Group Size
no limit

Haunted Cemetery Bus Tour (Exclusive Access to the Cemetery)

Welcome to New Orleans, one of Americas most haunted cities! Guests on this New Orleans Haunted Cemetery Bus Tour will have the opportunity to visit a cemetery at night. In addition this tour travels outside of the French Quarter to the cities less famous historic neighborhood: Mid-City. This two hour Cemetery bus tour takes a deep dive into the paranormal and ancient cemetery history that allow guests to explore the city and search for the paranormal.

Great Tour Guides and Storytelling

Local guides share fascinating stories about the city’s past, burial customs, and legends—making the tour interesting and fun.

Local guides share fascinating stories about the city’s past, burial customs, and legends—making the tour interesting and fun.

Rich History and Famous Graves

You’ll learn about New Orleans’ history and visit the graves of famous people like Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen, and Homer Plessy, a civil rights figure.

You’ll learn about New Orleans’ history and visit the graves of famous people like Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen, and Homer Plessy, a civil rights figure.

Unique Above-Ground Tombs

Because of the city’s high water table, cemeteries in New Orleans have beautiful, above-ground tombs that look like small cities—earning them the nickname “Cities of the Dead.”

Because of the city’s high water table, cemeteries in New Orleans have beautiful, above-ground tombs that look like small cities—earning them the nickname “Cities of the Dead.”

Helps Preserve Historic Cemeteries

Many tours support groups that protect and maintain these old cemeteries, so your visit helps keep them around for future generations.

Many tours support groups that protect and maintain these old cemeteries, so your visit helps keep them around for future generations.

Explore Iconic Tombs & Tales with Tour Orleans

Our cemetery tours combine local expertise, historic storytelling, and exceptional access to places like St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 (home to the tomb of Voodoo Queen Marie Laveau), providing a deeply immersive experience you can’t get from guidebooks alone. Whether you choose our haunted nighttime bus tour, a cultural stroll through ornate tombs, or a hauntingly beautiful ride by candlelight, we deliver respect, authenticity, and unforgettable stories with every step.