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Stories in Stone
Special book talk by Douglas Keister, one of America's leading authorities on cemetery symbolism and architecture: slide show, question and answer session, and book signing. Copies of Keister's classic Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography will be available for purchase. Afterward, join cemetery historian Jim Logan for a 2 hour walking tour of the cemetery by lantern light ($20, reservations required, 9pm to 11pm).
- Friday, May 7: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Free! Location: Sleepy Hollow Cemetery's Washington Irving Chapel, 540 North Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY.
Afternoon guided tours - UPDATED 1/15/2010
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 1/19/2010
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, April 9: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Friday, April 16: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
- Friday, May 7: 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm Note: the May 7 walking tour follows a book talk by author Douglas Keister and departs from the cemetery's main entrance at 540 North Broadway.
- 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: 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.
