St. Louis Cemetery No. 3

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Monday-Saturday: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM, Sunday: 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Free entry
3421 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA 70119, USA

This 19th-century burial ground offers a quiet, spacious counterpoint to the city's older, crowded urban tombs.

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Opened in 1854, this Catholic cemetery departs from the dense, cramped design of the city’s earlier burial sites. Its layout features wide, tree-lined aisles and deliberate spacing that reflects a shift in mid-19th-century burial planning. The grounds are filled with ornate, elaborate above-ground tombs that document the area's diverse cultural history through their architecture.


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