Basin St. Station Visitor Information Center Launches New Website for New Orleans Cemetery Tour Just In Time For Mardi Gras 2016

January 15, 2016 – – New Orleans, LA — Basin St. Station Visitor Information Center announced today the launch of a newly designed website for their New Orleans cemetery tours in preparation for the uptick in visitors who will be in the city for Mardi Gras 2016. The new website for Basin St. Station’s St. Louis Cemetery #1 tour – CemeteryTourNewOrleans.com – was given a distinct appearance and streamlined functionality. With a simplified design, the website makes it easy for visitors to find information about tour schedules and book a cemetery tour online.

“We wanted to design a site that was user-friendly and efficient for visitors to find important details about our New Orleans cemetery tour,” said Emily Valentino, General Manager for Basin St. Station’s Cemetery Tour. “We are excited to launch our site during Mardi Gras 2016 because this is a peak time for tourism in New Orleans. We always see an increase in visitors looking for unique attractions to see while they are in town for Carnival and our New Orleans cemetery tour offers a true taste of the city’s rich history.”

Basin St. Station’s walking tour of St. Louis Cemetery #1 is a one-of-a-kind experience that immerses visitors in the deep traditions and mysterious beauty of the French Quarter. On the tour, visitors walk among the elegant Greek revival architecture of St. Louis Cemetery and the stately society tombs of New Orleans’ crème de la crème. Tour guides share fascinating stories of New Orleans most notorious characters whose lives make up the intrigue of the New Orleans French Quarter, including anecdotes about the legendary Voodoo Priestess Marie Laveau whose tomb is located in St. Louis Cemetery.

The 45-minute escorted group walking tour of St. Louis Cemetery #1 departs from the historic Basin St. Station Visitor Information Center, adjacent to the French Quarter at 501 Basin Street, New Orleans, LA 70112. Tickets for this New Orleans cemetery tour near the French Quarter are affordably priced at $20 for adults and $10 for children. Tours run seven days a week with several convenient tour times throughout the day. Check out the new website at CemeteryTourNewOrleans.com for tour times and to buy tickets online to get the most of a Mardi Gras 2016 trip with a walking tour of St. Louis Cemetery #1.

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Contact Basin St Station:

504-293-2625
Basin St Station Visitor Information Center
501 Basin St
New Orleans, LA 70112

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