Public Walking Tours

    

Award-winning Walking Tours!
Join us for another season of our award-winning Public Walking Tours, typically held on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th weekends of the month from June through early October. Exceptions would be our tours on April 10 and November 5, as well as those following our Music of the Night Concerts. Walking Tours will last from 90 minutes to two hours and will cover about one mile at a comfortable pace. The fee is $5 for adults; $4 for seniors (55+); and $3 for youth under 18. No reservations are required. Tours will be held rain or shine unless the weather is severe. Unless noted otherwise on our online Calendar, please meet your guide at least 10-15 minutes before the start of your tour in front of the Waiting Station, located just inside the 34th Street stone gate entrance located at 34th Street and Boulevard Place (3400 Boulevard Place). In the summer months it's recommended that tour participants bring bottled water and insect repellent. 

Our 2012 Public Tour Schedule is Coming Soon!
(Below are some of the great tours we offered in 2011.)
  • April 10, 3 p.m. - NEW! Civil War Begins - commemorating the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War.
  • May 30, 3 p.m. - Veterans (follows our 143rd Memorial Day Ceremony and is free. Meets at the stage behind the Gothic Chapel.)
  • June 11, 7:30 p.m. - Heritage [PDF] (see the sunset!)
  • June 18, 7:30 p.m. - Skeletons in the Closet, Part I (see the sunset!)
  • June 25, 7:30 p.m. - Skeletons in the Closet, Part II (driving tour, follow along in your own vehicle. See the sunset!)
  • July 9, 9:30 a.m. - Civil War (this is a MORNING tour.)
  • July 16, 7:30 p.m. - Heritage [PDF]
  • July 23, 7:30 p.m. - Dillinger & Eastside Notables (see the sunset!)
  • August 13, 9:30 a.m. - Civil War Generals (this is a MORNING tour.)
  • August 20, 11:30 a.m. - President Harrison & Heritage (follows the Pres. Harrison Wreath Laying and is free. Follow the WHITE LINE on the road to the Harrison Memorial.)
  • August 20, 7 p.m. - Women of Crown Hill (see the sunset!)
  • August 27, 7 p.m. - Heritage [PDF] (see the sunset!)
  • September 10, 6:30 p.m. - Skeletons in the Closet, Part I (see the sunset!)
  • September 17, 6 p.m. - Art & Architecture (see the sunset!)
  • September 24, 6 p.m. - Heroes & Heritage (see the sunset!)
  • October 8, 5:30 p.m. - Victorian (see the sunset!)
  • October 15, 5:30 p.m. - Tombstones & Trees (see the sunset!
  • SOLD OUT! You MUST have a ticket, purchased in advance, to get into the gate! October 21, 9:15 p.m. - Skeletons in the Closet, Part I (follows Music of the Night concert; included in concert ticket.)
  • SOLD OUT! You MUST have a ticket, purchased in advance, to get into the gate! October 22, 9:15 p.m. - Skeletons in the Closet, Part I (follows Music of the Night concert; included in concert ticket.)
  • SOLD OUT! You MUST have a ticket, purchased in advance, to get into the gate! October 29, 9:15 p.m. - Skeletons in the Closet, Part I (follows Music of the Night concert; included in concert ticket.) 
  • SOLD OUT! You MUST have a ticket, purchased in advance, to get into the gate!  October 29, 12:15 a.m. - Skeletons in the Closet, Part I (follows Music of the Night concert; included in concert ticket.)
  • November 5, 5 p.m. - Skeletons in the Closet, Part II (driving tour, follow along in your own vehicle. See the sunset!)
For a description of all the TOUR THEMES, click HERE .

For complete details, descriptions, and up-to-date info on these Public Tours (and all of our Events), please see our online Calendar. You can download our current TOURS & EVENTS BROCHURE [PDF] HERE. If you'd like to have one mailed to you, email your address to Marty Davis at mdavis@crownhill.org, or you can pick one up at the Funeral Home & Cemetery Office located right inside the north gate at 38th St. and Clarendon Rd. Please check out our FAQ Page for more Public Tour info.