Visitors take a tour of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 on Basin Street in New Orleans, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023. In partnership with New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries, Cemetery Tours NOLA provides the ...

A historic New Orleans cemetery that may have started the city's tradition of above-ground crypts will soon be off-limits to tourists on their own because of repeated tomb vandalism.

New Orleans is home to several iconic cemeteries that top must-see lists when visiting Louisiana, not just for their historic intrigue but also for their unique method of above-ground burial. Of ...

An ordinance in 1803 mandated above-ground burials to deal with the constant threat of flooding, and the first above-ground tombs in the city were erected here in 1804.

Cemetery tours are popular in New Orleans because cemeteries here are unlike most cemeteries in the U.S. Many of the departed are buried above ground in tombs that range from simple to ornate.

Some of New Orleans' must-see attractions are its cemeteries. Many of the tombs found in these "cities of the dead" are above ground to protect them from rising water levels, and they're ...

Established in 1789, St. Louis No. 1 is the oldest surviving cemetery in New Orleans. No. 2 and No. 3 were built later, each about 30 years after the previous one.