Afternoon guided tours - UPDATED 5/29/2010

Advanced reservations required. $15.

Dig deeper into the history of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and its inhabitants. You'll hear of Washington Irving, author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," Revolutionary War veterans, wealthy industrialists, and others. We will also introduce you to some of the cemetery art and architecture on our grounds.

• Saturdays, October 16, 23, 30: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Evening guided tours - UPDATED 7/29/2010

It's always more fun in the dark!

Advanced reservations required. $20.

Cemetery historian Jim Logan leads these popular evening lantern tours of the cemetery. After paying respects to Washington Irving, author of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," we visit a Revolutionary War general, the cemetery's Revolutionary War and Civil War monuments, a notorious counterfeiter, a soaring gothic monument of a wealthy merchant, industrialists Andrew Carnegie and William Rockefeller, and others. And we almost always step into a 100-year-old underground vault. Evening tours cover more than a mile on foot, so wear comfortable shoes.

• Friday, July 30: 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm *Sold out*
• Saturday, July 31: 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm *New date!*
• Saturdays, September 11, 18: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm Hudson River Valley Ramble weekends
  
• Friday, September 24: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm *New date!*
• Fridays, October 8, 15, 22, 29: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
• Fridays, October 15, 22, 29: 10:00 pm to midnight
• Saturdays, October 9, 16, 23, 30: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
• Saturdays, October 16, 23, 30: 10:00 pm to midnight
• Sunday, October 31: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
• Sunday, October 31: 10:00 pm to midnight

Schedule a tour

Don't see a date that fits your schedule? Email us at tours@sleepyhollowcemetery.org and we will do our best to work with your schedule. We're happy to schedule groups of any size, large or small. We offer discounted rates to groups of 15 or more.

On your own

Walk or drive our 90 acre grounds during visiting hours, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm daily. Entrance is free. Please note that tour buses and other large vehicles are not permitted beyond the small parking area at our south gate.

• Our full-color, 17” x 20” map is an indispensable guide to more than 50 special features of the cemetery. Purchase at the cemetery office during business hours (Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4 pm, closed major holidays) or at the Philipsburg Manor museum shop across the street from the cemetery’s south gate. Purchase now through Sleepy Hollow Cemetery's PayPal shopping cart or through www.sleepyhollowgiftsonline.com.

• We still offer free legal-sized maps of our 90 acres—perfect for a short, self-guided tour to 8 major figures in the cemetery. Pick up a copy at the cemetery office or at the cemetery’s south gate, adjacent to the Old Dutch Church. Download a PDF here.
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Seeking Shadows: After Hours at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery

Saturday, August 7, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

When the gates of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery close for the day our walk begins… and the shapes and shadows will beset our path. 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. Shadows will abound and we will pay special attention to them as they extend over the land, offering greater dimension to your photographs. You will extend the reach of the “normal” exposure to brighten shadows and turn daylight into darkness. We will push the limits of your camera through over and under exposure, as well as working with the basics of aperture for depth of field and shutter for control of motion. In addition to landscape photography, we will create portraits of angelic statues, architectural studies of grand mausoleums, still lifes, close-up details, and perhaps steal a peek inside a crypt with a long exposure changing darkness into light. Let’s discover this magical place together. Please bring five of your favorite photographs to review and share with the group. A camera with manual controls is required and a tripod is recommended. Class limit: 10. Tuition: $60. Rain date: Saturday, August 14, 2010. View Joseph Squillante’s Hudson River work.

Calendar of Events

UPDATED 10/05/09 - Download a PDF of events in and around Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown. There's something for everyone: haunted hayrides, gothic mansions, blazing jack-o'-lanterns, farmers markets, live music, street fairs, parades—and even the Headless Horseman himself. We don't roll up the sidewalks after Halloween—there's lots to see and do year round. Are we missing your organization’s event? Email Jim Logan at tours@sleepyhollowcemetery.org.

Visitors Guide

UPDATED 09/02/09 - Download a PDF of our favorite places to see, plus restaurant and hotel options for Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown.

Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown are so closely associated with Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," there are three places you won't want to miss: Irving's resting place in his beloved Sleepy Hollow, his home in Tarrytown, and the churchyard he made famous. Find these and more in our quick guide to Sleepy Hollow Country.

Other Info

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