Special Announcements
LOVE IS IN THE AIR AT OAKLAND
LOVE STORIES OF OAKLAND GUIDED WALKING TOURS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11 & SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 AT 3:00P.M.
Looking for a unique and memorable way to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Bring someone you love and stroll the grounds with a costumed guide who will share some of the many love stories of our Oakland residents. This one hour trip back in time introduces you to those who have known love and who most assuredly expected their love to last beyond their time here on earth. Learn about the Victorian symbols of love and devotion depicted on the monuments and enjoy poignant and sometimes amusing epitaphs that speak to enduring love. This journey explores parts of Oakland not often visited on our other tours.
No reservations are necessary. Tours begin at the Visitors Center and Museum Shop.
Adults: $10. Seniors (65 and older) and Students: $5. Historic Oakland Foundation Members: Free.
PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED 2:00P.M. TOUR, SIGHTS, SYMBOLS AND STORIES WILL TAKE PLACE ON BOTH SATURDAY & SUNDAY.
VALENTINE’S SALE IN MUSEUM SHOP
Find the perfect gift for your sweetheart in Oakland’s Museum Shop. The weekend of the Love Stories of Oakland tours the shop will be offering a 10% off everything sale.
Visitors Center and Museum Shop
Our Visitors Center and Museum Shop is open daily. Come see our unique gift items and books. Our shop hosts can help you locate burial plots of ancestors who reside at Oakland.
See winter guided walking tours information below.
African American History Tours
The City of Atlanta is again sponsoring African American History tours of Oakland Cemetery during the month of February. The tours will be on Saturday, February 11th, from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm and on Tuesday, February 21st, from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm. Please come to the Visitors Center in the Bell Tower building to join the tour. The tour is free.
2012 Special Events
Tunes From the Tombs - May 19 and 20
Sunday in the Park - October 7
Run Like Hell 5K & Run Like Heck Fun Run - October 20
Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween Tours- October 25, 26, 27 & 28. Tickets to go on sale July 15, 2012.
Guided Walking Tours
Beginning December 3rd and going until mid-March we will only have the 2:00 p.m. tours on Saturdays and Sundays. Reservations are not required.
Please see: Guided Walking Tours for additional information.
Our Twilight Tours have ended for the year. Please plan to join us when they resume in March 2012. The schedule for the 2012 tours will be posted soon.
Please see: Twilight Tours for additional information.
Private group tours are available throughout the year. Advance reservations are required. Contact Mary Woodlan at 404-688-2107 ext. 15.
Discover the Enchantment of Historic Oakland Cemetery
Less than a mile from the heart of downtown Atlanta, a hidden treasure, a secret sanctuary, welcomes you. This garden cemetery, founded in 1850, is the final resting place of many of Atlanta's settlers, builders, and most noted citizens like Bobby Jones, Margaret Mitchell, and Maynard Jackson. It is also a showplace of sculpture and architecture, and a botanical preserve with ancient oaks and magnolias. Here in this peaceful place the full scope of the city's rich and fascinating history unfolds before you.
From a hilltop in Oakland Cemetery, General John B. Hood watched the Battle of Atlanta, and nearby lie soldiers from both sides who died in it. From that point you will have one of the best views of Atlanta's growing skyline, and you will begin to understand the people who came together to make Atlanta what it is today.
Spend an hour or a day exploring Oakland on your own or with a knowledgeable tour guide. Come learn about the men and women who laid the foundation for today's Atlanta. Pass through the gates of Oakland and you will discover Atlanta's history, from the beginning.
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