Where History is Buried: Westview Cemetery Guided Tour

Schedule

Sun May 28 2023 at 02:00 pm to Sun Nov 17 2024 at 04:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Westview Cemetery | Atlanta, GA

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Come learn about the lives of many important Atlantans while enjoying beautiful sculptures and historic structures
About this Event

Come learn about the lives of many important Atlantans like Joel Chandler Harris, Lemuel Pratt Grant, Donald Lee Hollowell, Asa Candler and Harriett Harwell Wilson High while enjoying beautiful sculptures and historic structures. Tours will include the 1890 Gatehouse and, time-permitting, the massive Spanish Plateresque Westview Abbey and chapel. Prepare to be awestruck by the beauty and many layers of history this site represents.

When Westview opened in October of 1884 with nearly six-hundred acres of land, it was designed to be the premier cemetery in the Southeast. It is still an active cemetery with more than 125,000 interments. Westview remains the largest cemetery in the Southeast and one of the largest non-profit cemeteries in the United States.

The details

  • Please meet in the parking lot outside the gatehouse.
  • The tour will last approximately two hours and consists of a 1.5 mile walk (with one steep hill).
  • Public restrooms are not available.
  • Tickets are required; no walkups allowed.
  • The tour is subject to cancellation at the guide's discretion due to inclement weather at the tour starting point. You will be notified via email.

Interested in a private group tour? Contact [email protected] for more information.

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Where is it happening?

Westview Cemetery, 1680 Westview Drive, SW, Atlanta, United States

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Tickets

USD 24.67 to USD 33.97

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