St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 — Attraction in New Orleans

I am a cemetery nut and for sure I like all the cemetery's in Nola but of the St Louis's this one is the least interesting to me. It's small but doesn't have much in the way of statues or unusual monuments. The coolest part was the second floor of the mausoleum had a balcony that gave a nice view of the cemetery. The metal statue was also one of the few things in the cemetery that I thought was interesting. This is free to visit and felt safe here and didn't feel it was Necessary to take a tour here. there is a sign saying no driving tours but we sorta ignored that and did a quick drive by. Didn't see much to stop and see but the mausoleum balcony was worth a look .....

I love old cemeteries, and this is probably one of the best, I have ever been in. The size of these mausoleums are mind blowing, and they are getting fancier, as time marches on, People have built home size places for their final resting place, and it is a true sight to behold. A former mayor of New Orleans, Morial, is buried there, I believe they named the convention center after him, is marker, is not as spectacular, as some of the other names, you will...

Really cool cemetery like all cemetery in New Orleans, everything is buried above ground in order to prevent them from coming up during big floods. Unfortunately one of the only ones we actually got to go into. Mainly due to the amount of time we had and all the other stuff that we wanted to do. I will say though make sure you at least check out one of the top cemeterys if you...