Let me just begin with my new friend BUDDYYYY!!!!!…read more Buddy is the heart and excitement behind the tours of this cemetery. Buddy kept the quest enticing, spoke the history and stories of each stop with dignity and respect. Buddy was very kind and made sure each patron upheld their personal dignity to the cemetery to make sure integrity was kept for every guest included, along with the residents resting inside. I would HIGHLY recommend Buddy for the cemetery journey because my friend did not treat it as a tourist attraction, buddy treated it how it should be. Learning the culture, traditions and curiosities that lay behind the cemetery walls. Buddy, thank you for this immaculate experience and thank you for becoming a welcoming friend! See you again in the future! - YOUR DETROIT GIRLS

It was only a four minute walk from our Hotel, the Courtyard Marriott Iberville. The others were…read moretired from walking the Garden District, but since it was close, I decided to visit. Don't be confused, there is a Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, but that is CLOSED, and is located in the Garden District (near Commander's Palace restaurant). You will need to be in a tour to enter, but I did it on the cheap. If you walk the perimeter, you can view the grounds from the iron gates built into the block walls. I stuck my phone in and took some nice photos. At the entrance, I peeked in and was able to see the Nicholas Cage pyramid crypt.

It ended up being a monsoon shortly after getting there. A very lovely lady warned us to "hold on…read moreto your pocketbooks" as the neighborhood is not good( and we are not pasty suburbanites !). The cemetery is very interesting. It is poorly kept but very interesting. Wish the skies hadn't opened up! Be cautious!!

There are three large separate sections in this cemetery. I busted my knee in one section because…read moreit was muddy on a dry day and it just looked like dirt, not mud, but alas. The surrounding area was a bit scary and desolate. The cementery is beautiful old history where many of the French and Spanish that founded this area are buried.

This place is the best of times and the worst of times all wrapped up into one. This is a VERY…read morebeautiful space and place with a lot of amazing things to see. It has also been a location for some of the worst of times with having to say goodbye to good friends and having to transition from knowing them in life to leaving them here for their final resting place. From an educational standpoint you can also find BOTH above ground and underground spaces here to prove that the old rumor of the water table preventing underground burials is just a rumor as New Orleans definitely has a LOT of underground burials. This is a peaceful place to take a stroll and contemplate life and see the ongoing march of time with the older historic resting places going forward to our current space and place as you consider where you might want to have your final resting place.

This is outside of New Orleans and one of the reasons we rented a car. This was our 3rd visit here…read moreand to 3rd to Nola. I find it interesting and beauiful. I have to say my pics weren't as good this visit. Maybe the rain grey day was the issue. I was glad to see the confederate statues were spared as I think trying to erase our past send the wrong message. Learn from your mistake or you will repeat them. plus, the statues are a landmark to finding the cemeteries most popular area .. the weeping angel. The angel is beautiful and not out in the open. It's in a large mausoleum with huge columns in the front and blue stained glass in the back.

The cemetery is in dire need of restoration. Very sad. Maybe one day I will drive from Florida,…read morerent a room in a nearby house, and try to clean/paint our family tomb.

This is a smaller cemetery but we had first time visitors in town and were trying to squeeze in…read moresome local touristy stuff. We picked this location because of its hours and it was free The sites were above ground and our visitors were pleased.

As of 2026, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is currently closed to the public, but it's still worth…read morestopping by if you're exploring the Garden District. Even from outside the gates, the rows of above-ground tombs and weathered stonework create the unmistakable atmosphere that New Orleans cemeteries are known for. It remains one of the most recognizable landmarks in the neighborhood and adds to the character of the surrounding streets. I hope by my next visit to the city, I'll be able to walk through the cemetery and experience the interior for myself.

Lafayette Cemetery opened in 1833 in the New Orleans' Garden District. It is a historic &…read morenon-segregated cemetery known for its above-ground family tombs and cruciform layout. It was the burial place for thousands of New Orleanians, including victims of yellow fever & has served as a filming location for movies and TV programs. The cemetery is currently closed to the public due to ongoing repairs and maintenance, so we walked around the cemetery peering inside.