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New Orleans Historic Metairie Cemetery Walking Tour 2 hr

TourTruth score 8.9 out of 10

Very goodTop 6% in New Orleans

113 reviews · Rated on 1 provider · How we score

  • New Orleans
  • 2 hrs
  • Updated November 2, 2026

Walk among Metairie Cemetery’s grand monuments and hear stories of New Orleans’ governors, Carnival royalty, musicians, and writers.

About this tour

Discover the stories carved into the grand monuments and temples of Metairie Cemetery, one of New Orleans’ most captivating historic places. On this two-hour New Orleans Historic Metairie Cemetery Walking Tour, a licensed guide brings the city’s past to life among the resting places of more than 100,000 people across 127 acres.

Walk through a cemetery listed in the National Register of Historic Places and hear about the influential figures buried here, including nine Louisiana governors, seven New Orleans mayors, more than 80 kings and queens of Carnival, musicians Louis Prima and Al Hirt, and writer Anne Rice. Along the way, take in the distinctive architecture and learn how this remarkable landscape reflects the lives and legacy of the city.

The tour is led by Save Our Cemeteries, a nonprofit department of the Preservation Resource Center and Metairie Cemetery’s official tour provider. Your visit supports cemetery restoration, education, and advocacy in New Orleans. Meet at the Law Enforcement Memorial in front of the funeral home, and discover the history behind the monuments on this guided walk.

Highlights

  • Admire grand monuments, temples, and historic structures
  • Hear stories of Louisiana governors, mayors, Carnival royalty, and artists
  • Explore a cemetery listed in the National Register of Historic Places
  • Support cemetery restoration, education, and advocacy through a nonprofit tour operator

What's included

Included

  • 2-hour guided cemetery tour

Not included

  • Gratuities

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Important information

  • Meet at the Law Enforcement Memorial in front of the funeral home
  • Wheelchair accessible; all areas and surfaces are accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How this score is calculated

This score is based on one provider. Viator rates it 4.97 from 113 reviews. We place that rating among all Viator ratings and weight it by its review count. If the tour is found on another provider later, both ratings are combined.

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  • Tours with few reviews are pulled toward the average until more reviews come in, so a handful of perfect reviews can't top the list.
  • The result is shown from 0 to 10: this tour scores 8.9. Top 6% in New Orleans means it ranks in the top 6% of tours in New Orleans by this score.

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