New Orleans: Millionaire’s Tombs of Metairie Cemetery Tour
ID: GYG433738-781691
Category:
Country: United States
Duration:
02:00 hours
Description
Visit Metairie Cemetery on a guided tour with a local author. Discover million-dollar tombs and learn the curious history of its deceased, from governors to Kings of Carnival.
Explore the infamous Metairie Cemetary on a guided walking tour with a local author. Learn the fascinating history of this cemetery, see Anne Rice's tomb, and marvel at a pyramid guarded by a sphinx.
Meet your guide and local author at the cemetery and begin your walk beneath the shade of almost 1,000 trees. Learn how this cemetery, established in 1872, landed on the National Register of Historic Places.
As you stroll, hear the fascinating history behind a series of diverse characters that lay in peace in the cemetery, including mayors, governors, Kings of Carnival, mob bosses, law enforcement, and ground-breaking journalists.
Visit the most extravagant and multi-dollar tombs. Stop at Popeyes’ founder Al Copeland's tomb, see where the vampire-novelist Anne Rice is laid to rest, and stop at the sphinx-guarded pyramid.
Continue to a tomb with jewel stained-glass windows and see the Islamic-inspired tomb made of limestone that a Confederate general built for his daughter.
Highlights
- Immerse yourself in the weird and wonderful history of the Metairie Cemetery
- Visit Millionaire’s Row to see extravagant tombs and learn their intriguing past
- Discover the guarded pyramid and learn its fascinating symbolism and history
- Hear stories about the cemeteries inhabitants, from Mob bosses to city mayors
- Stroll through Metairie Cemetary with an engaging local author as your guide
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tour includes about 2 miles of walking
This tour will happen rain or shine
• Meet your guide at the Law Enforcement Memorial to the right of the funeral home. Take a right at the stop sign and use any of the entry gates to reach the memorial.
• If you are driving, you can park in the lot.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
