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Strange Tombs and Cemeteries in New Orleans
Marie Laveau's tomb in 2005
Cemetery in 2015
Nicolas Cage's Pyramid Tomb

Strange Tombs and Cemeteries in New Orleans

The most unusual final resting places in the Big Easy’s “Cities of the Dead.”

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Including Marie Laveau’s Tomb, Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1, and Metairie Cemetery

Famous Cemeteries in New Orleans
Marie Laveau's tomb in 2005
Nicolas Cage's Pyramid Tomb
Homemade gravesites
Cemetery in 2015

Famous Cemeteries in New Orleans

Unique tombs and graveyards to visit in the Big Easy.

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Including Marie Laveau’s Tomb, Nicolas Cage’s Pyramid Tomb, and Holt Cemetery