(Sold Out) Historic Trolley Tour
Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guides to hear fascinating stories of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, see breathtaking views of Manhattan, tread where George Washington and his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn, and much more.
Each tour boasts great views, beautiful monuments throughout, rolling hills, century-old trees and stories of the fascinating persons interred at Green-Wood. Please note: all tours include a visit to Green-Wood's Historic Chapel and to Battle Hill.
(Sold Out) Dark Wonderland
Take a journey down the rabbit hole, using Green-Wood’s 478 acres as a spectacular theatrical backdrop. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, we present a modern take on the idea of wonderland – a Fabled City, a place of dizzying possibilities and consequences, a world where saints and sinners rest together amidst otherworldly beauty.
(Sold Out) Dark Wonderland
Take a journey down the rabbit hole, using Green-Wood’s 478 acres as a spectacular theatrical backdrop. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, we present a modern take on the idea of wonderland – a Fabled City, a place of dizzying possibilities and consequences, a world where saints and sinners rest together amidst otherworldly beauty.
(Sold Out) Dark Wonderland
Take a journey down the rabbit hole, using Green-Wood’s 478 acres as a spectacular theatrical backdrop. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, we present a modern take on the idea of wonderland – a Fabled City, a place of dizzying possibilities and consequences, a world where saints and sinners rest together amidst otherworldly beauty.
Gay Green-Wood Trolley Tour
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesKick off Brooklyn Pride Week (June 8 – 13) in a most unique way, with an LGBT-themed trolley tour of Green-Wood! Tour guide Phil Desiere – who leads tours of Greenwich Village, Central Park, and other NYC sights – will illuminate stories of Green-Wood ‘permanent residents’ who were openly gay, including “It’s Raining Men” co-author Paul Jabara, and others who were probably gay or bisexual, like Violet Oakley, a member of a “Boston marriage.”
Plus you’ll visit the final resting places of those who contributed to LGBT culture in fun, surprising ways, including Louis Comfort Tiffany, the artist and businessman whose fancy New York City atelier is the namesake of gay novelist Truman Capote’s smash hit, Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
(Sold Out) Dark Wonderland
Take a journey down the rabbit hole, using Green-Wood’s 478 acres as a spectacular theatrical backdrop. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, we present a modern take on the idea of wonderland – a Fabled City, a place of dizzying possibilities and consequences, a world where saints and sinners rest together amidst otherworldly beauty.
Curator’s Exhibition Tour
Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesJoin Green-Wood historian and exhibition curator Jeff Richman for a behind-the-scenes tour of To Bid You All Good Bye: Civil War Stories. Visitors will explore the inspiration behind the exhibition, learn about the process of selecting these compelling stories, and get insights on the exhibition from the curator himself.
Following the exhibition tour, Richman will lead a trolley tour through Green-Wood to visit the gravesites of several individuals highlighted in the exhibition.
(Sold Out) Dark Wonderland
Take a journey down the rabbit hole, using Green-Wood’s 478 acres as a spectacular theatrical backdrop. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, we present a modern take on the idea of wonderland – a Fabled City, a place of dizzying possibilities and consequences, a world where saints and sinners rest together amidst otherworldly beauty.
(Sold Out) Historic Trolley Tour
Experience the most magnificent and historic 478 acres in New York City. Join our expert tour guides to hear fascinating stories of Green-Wood’s permanent residents, see breathtaking views of Manhattan, tread where George Washington and his troops fought the Battle of Brooklyn, and much more.
Each tour boasts great views, beautiful monuments throughout, rolling hills, century-old trees and stories of the fascinating persons interred at Green-Wood. Please note: all tours include a visit to Green-Wood's Historic Chapel and to Battle Hill.
(Sold Out) Dark Wonderland
Take a journey down the rabbit hole, using Green-Wood’s 478 acres as a spectacular theatrical backdrop. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Alice in Wonderland, we present a modern take on the idea of wonderland – a Fabled City, a place of dizzying possibilities and consequences, a world where saints and sinners rest together amidst otherworldly beauty.
Green-Wood’s public programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.
