St. Louis Cathedral

A symbol of New Orleans, this is the oldest Roman Catholic Cathedral in the United States and has a giant statue of the Virgin Mary with her arms extended gracing the middle of the courtyard.

• history
• free

Address

615 Pere Antoine Alley

Getting there

front entrance on Chartres St between Pirate and Pere Antoine Alleys

Hours

The cathedral is open for self-guided tours daily from the end of morning mass until 4PM; see website for mass times

Price

Free

Website

stlouiscathedral.org (opens in a new tab)