The Père Lachaise cemetery, built in 1804, bears a striking resemblance to the cemeteries in New Orleans, where aboveground tombs were already being used. However, according to Dedek, most of the ...

"When I walk through a cemetery and I'm reading these names and thinking about them, they live again, just for a moment, and ...

However, some cemeteries, such as St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, require you to join a guided tour to visit. These tours differ from New Orleans' ghost tours, which tell spooky stories of NOLA's ...

(Note: Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is currently closed for restoration.) The best (and safest) way to see New Orleans' famous cemeteries is to tag along on a guided tour provided by Save Our ...