Spend 1.5-hours experiencing the hauntingly beautiful and culturally significant St Roch Cemetery with Save Our Cemeteries, New Orleans' only non-profit tour group dedicated to preserving local history. Immerse yourself in an atmospherically unique world of death, beauty, and spirituality while knowing that your ticket helps support a worthy cause: the ongoing conservation of Cities of The Dead.

Tour the most popular cemetery in New Orleans
Learn the story and history behind the St Roch Cemetery
Learn about the Stations of the Cross carved in Italy
Contribute to the restoration and preservation of the historical cemetery

What To Expect

St Roch Cemetery No. 1 ~ Campo Santo

St. Roch Cemetery, founded in 1874, was established by the Rev. Peter Leonard Thevis. According to legend, during the deadly outbreak of yellow fever in 1868, Rev. Thevis prayed to St. Roch, the Patron Saint of Good Health, and vowed to build a chapel to the Saint if his congregation was spared. When no one died, a shrine and a chapel were built.

St. Roch Cemetery is unique in that it has the Stations of the Cross depicted with statuary carved in Italy by the workshop of Italian sculptor Enrico Arrighini. An annual procession of the 14 stations is still celebrated every year on Good Friday.

There must be a minimum of 4 guests signed up to take this tour. If it is cancelled you will receive an email.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Highlight

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed
Transportation is wheelchair accessible
Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 12 travelers

Include

All fees are included.

Exclude

Gratuities for the Guide are not included.