New Orleans Cemetery Tour with Beignets, 2 hr

Begin your morning at The Morning Call with a beignet and a look at the history of New Orleans cemeteries. This 2-hour New Orleans Cemetery Tour with Beignets visits Greenwood Cemetery, known for its large collection of iron tombs and graves of local and national figures. Continue to Cypress Grove, the first cemetery built to honor New Orleans volunteer firefighters and their families. The tour includes access to a society tomb once used for the temporary burial of Chinese citizens, along with original granite, marble, and cast-iron tombs holding some of the city’s earliest prominent residents. You’ll also stop at the Hurricane Katrina Memorial, located where Charity Hospital once buried the poor and indigent. The route ends back at The Morning Call. The provider describes this as the only private tour company permitted to give tours in Greenwood Cemetery and the only company allowed in Cypress Grove. Join this New Orleans Cemetery Tour with Beignets for a morning of local history, distinctive architecture, and a classic New Orleans treat.