St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
7 expert reviews
“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."
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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."
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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. "
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