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St. Roch's Cemetery: Unique Tombs, Outside and Inside

This late 19th Century neighborhood cemetery was established for German immigrants and includes every type of New Orleans tomb architecture and construction -- simple and low-cost "wall ovens", elaborate family tombs, and massive society tombs housing hundreds of "residents." Your guide will explain how and why they were built, and how they render flesh into bone quickly and efficiently in the uniquely New Orleans style.

Chalmette National Cemetery: Wars and Remembrance

Located on the site of the 1815 Battle of New Orleans, Chalmette National Cemetery was established in 1864 during the Civil War as a burial ground for the dead of the Union Army and Navy. Today, there are 14,000 graves of US service members from all wars. Our visit to this solemn and beautiful place includes a tour of the battleground where Andrew Jackson and his ragtag American army of 2,000 men defeated a huge British invasion force in the climactic final battle of the War of 1812.

Coffee and beignets at Morning Call Coffee Stand

Coffee and beignets are on everyone's "must have" list when visiting New Orleans. But where do the locals go? Surrounded by 13 large cemeteries, the family-owned Morning Call Coffee Stand has been in business since 1853 and observes all the traditions associated with this world famous treat.

Holt Cemetery: A Potter's Field

Out-of-the-way, crowded and weed-choked Holt Cemetery ranks high among the most fascinating places in New Orleans. Starting as a mass burial ground for indigent victims of the yellow fever epidemic of 1872, Holt Cemetery has been the final resting place for generations of the city's poorest families. The hand-dug graves and poignant handmade headstones and memorials touch the heart.

Metairie Cemetery: Fantasies in Marble

Beautifully landscaped Metairie Cemetery features a dazzling array of architectural styles. You'll see Greek temples, Gothic castles, Egyptian pyramids among hundreds of elaborate above-ground tombs housing the remains of notable New Orleanians since 1872.

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