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Cemetery and Gris-Gris Walking Tour
Gray Line New Orleans
New Orleans
United States
Wed, 20th August 2008 - Wed, 31st December 2008
Includes roundtrip transportation to cemetery and the tomb of Marie Laveau, the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans!Walk through St. Louis Cemetery #1, the site of the classic movie "Easy Rider," as your professional licensed guide recounts the background of the famous and infamous people who are buried there.
Make a wish or cast a spell at the tomb of Marie Laveau - the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans - and discover how she was able to be in two places at once.
Listen to the evolution of Voodoo - which is still practiced today - and learn how it became such a factor in the Crescent City.
Learn about our unique above ground burial customs and the tombs of various "societies."
Find out what "Gris-Gris" means and the mysterious ingredients in your souvenir "Gris-Gris" bag.
Includes climate controlled transportation to and from cemetery and guided tour.
Tour Info
Times: Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays @ 9:00am
Running Time: 2hrs
Address
Gray Line New Orleans
2 Canal Street Suite 2500
New Orleans, LA 70130
New Orleans, LA 70130
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Booking Info
All daytime tours begin and end at the Gray Line "Lighthouse" ticket office at Toulouse St. and the Mississippi River (at the Steamboat Natchez Dock), just one block from Jackson Square in the French Quarter.
Evening tours depart from the Gray Line Information Desk located on the ground floor of the Jax Brewery, inside the Toulouse Street entrance.
Please arrive at the departure location at least 15 minutes prior to the tour departure time.
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