Experts' Choice Award St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
What the experts agree on
New Orleans's oldest cemetery (1789) features iconic above-ground tombs built for its shallow water table, housing famous figures like Marie Laveau just outside the French Quarter.
“Located on the edge of the French Quarter, Cemetery Number 1 in New Orleans is the oldest in the city.”
– Afar Magazine
Fodor's "Just one block from the French Quarter, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, founded in the late 1700s, is the oldest and most famous of New Orleans's cities of the dead." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This cemetery received the remains of most early Creoles. The shallow water table necessitated aboveground burials, with bodies placed in the family tombs you see to this day." Full review
Not For Tourists "History and Voodoo queens buried just outside the quarter."
Not For Tourists "Come for the chapel, stay and pray for a husband."
Atlas Obscura "The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now. " Full review
Frommer's "This is the oldest extant cemetery (1789) and the most iconic. Here lie Marie Laveau, Bernard Marigny, and assorted other New Orleans characters." Full review
CNN "The St. Louis Cemetery is home to elaborate crypts and above-ground graves that house several New Orleans legends, including Laveau. Some of the spirits apparently never settled, though,..."
National Geographic "St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is the burial place of Creole voodoo priestess Marie Laveau, and her tomb attracts hundreds of visitors every year."
National Geographic "Ghost hunters shouldn't miss one of New Orleans's many above-ground tombs, or "cities of the dead." Due to the area's high water table, settlers were unable to bury their loved-one's..."
Lonely Planet "This is a great time for ghost tours and guided tours of the city's famous St Louis Cemetery No 1"
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