Discover the Fascinating History of New Orleans Cemeteries

Explore the stories with New Orleans’ historic cemeteries—while giving back to the very places you’re visiting.

Save Our Cemeteries is the city’s only nonprofit cemetery tour operator, offering expert-guided tours that directly support tomb restoration, education, and hands-on craft career training.

Experience these historic spaces in a way that makes a lasting impact and book your tour today!

Featured Tour

St. Roch Cemetery

Offered monthly, the St. Roch Cemetery tour honors the Patron Saint of good health and is known for its chapel filled with tokens of healed believers.

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The Pitot House, with its green shutters and surrounding botany

Combo: St. Louis No. 3
& Pitot House

Explore St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, then stroll over to the historic Pitot House for a guided tour.

row of tombs in historic Metairie Cemetery

Metairie Cemetery

Established in 1872 on a former racetrack, Metairie Cemetery is famed for its grand monuments, temples, and sculptures.

Angel statue on a gravesite at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3

St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 near City Park

Steps from City Park, St. Louis Cemetery #3 showcases New Orleans’ distinct burial customs and tombs of many notable figures who shaped the city.

A tour group in the St. Roch Cemetery

St. Roch Cemetery

Offered monthly, the St. Roch Cemetery tour honors the Patron Saint of good health and is known for its chapel filled with tokens of healed believers.

Shantel Jenkins makes repairs to a tomb in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.

World Monuments Fund: Bridge to Crafts Careers Program

Bridge to Crafts Careers, B2CC, a program of the World Monuments Fund and Preservation Resource Center, addresses the growing need for experienced craftspeople through technical training in cemeteries and job placement opportunities in historic trades to students in the United States.

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