Photography Workshop
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Hudson River photographer Joseph Squillante leads this photography Walkshop® through the Victorian-era section of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. On this walk we will encounter a great many and varied qualities of natural light--from day into twilight and then dusk as night moves in all around.... [Read more] |
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery Tours
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Dig deeper into the history of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and its famous and infamous residents. Learn about a notorious counterfeiter, wealthy merchants, powerful industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and William Rockefeller, and Washington Irving, author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." For something truly unique, try one of our evening tours by lantern light... [Read more] |
Riverview Natural Burial Grounds
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, that “Sleepy” place which serves as the backdrop to Washington Irving’s short story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”, is largely just that – a quiet and sleepy resting place where little seems to ever change. Following the Pocantico River as it meanders through the pristine terrain of the cemetery, one feels like they are in a place lost in a time long gone. One can easily imagine...[Read more] |
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
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Wondering about The Legend of Sleepy Hollow? We've posted the complete text of Washington Irving's story. "From the listless repose of the place, and the peculiar character of its inhabitants, who are descendants from the original Dutch settlers, this sequestered glen has long been known by the name of SLEEPY HOLLOW, and its rustic lads are called the Sleepy Hollow Boys throughout all the neighboring country. A drowsy, dreamy influence seems to hang over the land..." [Read more] |
Visiting Sleepy Hollow
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Everything you need to start exploring historic Sleepy Hollow. Our visitors guide lists local attractions, restaurants and hotels. There's something for everyone on our big calendar of local events: haunted hayrides, gothic mansions, blazing jack-o'-lanterns, farmers markets, live music, street fairs, parades—and, of course, the Headless Horseman.... [Read more] |
Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in the News
- Going Green at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Patch. "Sleepy Hollow Cemetery recently created Riverview Natural Burial Grounds. It is the only cemetery in Westchester County – and one of three in New York State - to offer this option."
- 10 Spooky Adventure Destinations Around the Globe. National Geographic Adventure. "Made famous by Washington Irving's spooky tale The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, this historic town is the quintessential eerie fall destination . . . At night, visit Irving's headstone as you tour the town graveyard by lantern; you might just hear the faint sound of hooves pounding and heads rolling in the distance."
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