Photoblog: Metarie Cemetery in New Orleans

Metarie Cemetery in New Orleans is an amazing place to visit. Like most cemeteries in the Crescent City where the high water table requires graves be above ground, it has a unique character unlike most other cemeteries. In the case of Metarie Cemetery, there are a number of aspects which make it so fascinating: there are graves spanning over 150 years of New Orleans history, there is a wide variety of styles represented in the monuments and mausoleums, some humble, others incredibly elaborate. A number of famous/historical individuals are buried there, including Louis Prima, Charles E. Dunbar, and the Confederate Generals, John Bell Hood and P. G. T. Beauregard.