Green-Wood Cemetery

Green-Wood Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Brooklyn that opened in 1838 as one of America's first garden cemeteries. It offers educational programs on history, arts, and mortality alongside trolley tours of its grounds.

Green-Wood Cemetery has welcomed mourners and visitors since 1838, when it opened as part of the Rural Cemetery Movement in America. One of the first American garden cemeteries, it emerged when cities were growing and their burial grounds had become overcrowded. The original founders envisioned it as a place for both the living and the dead, a space where people could escape the stress of city life. Today, Green-Wood programs history, arts and culture, and "Death Education," which addresses grief and mortality. The new Green-House visitor center features rotating exhibitions and archival research space, while the grounds hold one of the largest outdoor collections of 19th and 20th-century statuary and mausoleums. What animates Green-Wood's recent evolution is its shift into an arts and cultural organization with a deep history and connection to nature.