Cemeteries Of Dallas Fall Tour
Schedule
Sat Oct 30 2021 at 09:00 am to 03:00 pm
Location
Sparkman/ Hillcrest Funeral Home & Hillcrest Mausoleum & Memorial Park | Dallas, TX
About this Event
Join us on our Fall Tour and safely explore at Dallas’ most notable cemeteries. With tour stops around the city, you will be able to see a vast array of timeless landscapes abundant with historic grave markers, mausoleums and statuary. You do not want to miss this on Halloween weekend! The tour will be a one day showcase of some of the most famous burial sites in Dallas including multitudes of local architects, business leaders, baseball players, some good guy and some bad guys.
The day will begin at the Hillcrest Mausoleum with check in and a discussion highlighting cemetery history, evolution and the built environment. This entire day will be filled with beautiful structures and stories all in the great outdoors. You do not want to miss it! Check in for the tour begins at 8:30 a.m. The symposium begins at 9 a.m., and cemeteries are open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees are REQUIRED to check in at Hillcrest Mausoleum. Face masks are required for the symposium at Hillcrest Mausoleum.
The tour includes the symposium and tour at Hillcrest Mausoleum as well as seven cemetery tour stops at Freedman's Memorial, Greenwood, McCree, Oak Cliff, Oakland, Temple Emanu-El and Western Heights Cemeteries. Tickets are $30 for Preservation Dallas members and $40 for the public. Reservations are required and non refundable.
This is a self driving tour and there are not buses. Upon check in for the symposium at Hillcrest Mausoleum, tour guests will be provided a tour program as well as a route map with parking instructions. Each cemetery tour stop will feature wayfinders and docents in order for guests to explore the most notable points of interest. Close toe shoes are highly recommended.
Where is it happening?
Sparkman/ Hillcrest Funeral Home & Hillcrest Mausoleum & Memorial Park, 7405 West Northwest Highway, Dallas, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 30.00 to USD 40.00