Houston Cemetery Tours

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| Houston, United States

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Free Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Instant ticket delivery

Mobile Ticket

Pickup available

Duration

5 hours

Wheelchair accessible

Audio guide

Live guide

Expert Guide

We can either eat lunch between the 1st and 2nd cemeteries or the 2nd and 3rd cemeteries. We normally eat at a small local Mexican restaurant, but if you prefer something else, just tell us.

Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
When we are in a cemetery, we ALWAYS have to be deferential to any mourners and for any funeral or burial activities that may be about to begin or are onging. We might have to skip an area where a ceremony is about to begin or in progress. Please talk quietly and do not create a disruption.

This is a great tour if you like history, art, hauntings, and culture. We will discuss notable people, what to look for in evaluating stained glass and inaccurate details in carvings, and burial practices.

Duration 5 Hours
Private Tour

1
Glenwood Cemetery
This is the most prominent cemetery in Houston with some of the most distinguished people in Houston history. It was the first chartered cemetery in Texas in 1872. It was the first professionally landscaped in Texas. Among the dignitaries buried here are early philanthropist George Hermann, the wealthiest man in...
- Duration 1 Hour and 30 Minutes•
- No Admission Ticket Required
2
Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home Forest Park Lawndale
This is one of the most beautiful and largest cemeteries in the US. It has over 122 acres. It has dozens of statuaries including a 20 foot long x 10 foot high carving of The Last Supper and a 3 foot high image of the face of Jesus that appears...
- Duration 2 Hours•
- No Admission Ticket Required

Greater East End

This is the oldest African-American Cemetery in Houston. It is in the neighborhood of Harrisburg which originally was a separate city. It predates the existence of Houston. It has former enslaved people, folks who were born in the 1700s, and veterans of the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I,...