Beyond the Grave New Orleans Cemetery Tour
Overview
Most cemetery tours ask who is buried here. Beyond the Grave asks a different question: Who gets remembered?
Walk through St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 and discover New Orleans history through the people and communities who created a place for their dead. Explore how wealth, family, immigration, race, religion and mutual-aid societies shaped not only people's lives, but what happened to them afterward.
Hear the story of an architect memorializing parents lost at sea, immigrant societies that promised members a proper burial, seven women who created a lasting mutual-aid organization, and a successful free man of color whose stonework helped preserve other people's names. Consider forgotten Storyville women, abandoned family tombs, epidemic loss and one enormous mausoleum surrounded by unforgettable cemetery lore.
This isn't simply a tour about how New Orleans buries its dead. It's about how a city decides who will be remembered.
What's Included
- Rich commentary on New Orleans’ burial practices, history, and family traditions
- Small-group tour ensuring an intimate experience and easy interaction
- Personalized storytelling
- Professional Licensed Guide
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
Meeting Location
3421 Esplanade Avenue
New Orleans, LA 70119, USA
Detailed check-in instructions, including the exact address, are provided with your booking confirmation.
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
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St. Louis Cemetery No. 3
1 hour 20 minutes Admission Ticket Included
Bayou St. John
10 minutes Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Frequently Asked Questions (8)
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Activity code: C-400627P1
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Frequently Asked Questions (8)
The answers provided below were previously given in response to questions from Cool Shore Excursions customers.
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- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the tour start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the tour start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the tour start time will not be accepted.
- Cut-off times are based on the tour local time (CST).
- This tour 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.
- Rich commentary on New Orleans’ burial practices, history, and family traditions.
- Small-group tour ensuring an intimate experience and easy interaction.
- Personalized storytelling.
- Professional Licensed Guide.
- Gratuities.
- Hotel pickup and drop-off.
- Food and drinks.
This tour requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
Apr 2025The minimum age to participate is 6..
Apr 2025If a date or time is not listed on the calendar, it’s sold out or unavailable for another reason. Support cannot assist further if a date or time is not on the calendar.
If you find a date and time that works for you, book it NOW because things always sell out at this time of year.
Apr 2025Accessibility information for the Beyond the Grave New Orleans Cemetery Tour is as follows:
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Detailed check-in instructions – including meeting point address, Google map, and parking information – for Beyond the Grave New Orleans Cemetery Tour will be included in your confirmation email from Cool Shore Excursions. Please be sure to double and triple check your email address is correct at checkout so this important email makes its way to you!
Mar 2024Once your refund is processed, it usually shows on your card statement within 5–10 business days. The exact timing depends on your bank or card issuer.
Want it sooner? When you cancel, choose Receive a refund to my wallet instead. The credit is in your Wallet straight away and is applied automatically at checkout on your next booking when you’re signed in with the same email. You can see your balance any time in My Wallet.
If you paid part of your booking with Wallet credit, that part always goes back to your Wallet. Trip protection isn’t refundable.
Oct 2026What's Included
- Rich commentary on New Orleans’ burial practices, history, and family traditions
- Small-group tour ensuring an intimate experience and easy interaction
- Personalized storytelling
- Professional Licensed Guide
- Gratuities
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Food and drinks
Additional Info
- Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
