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Journey Through America's Most Historic Cemetery Complex
(29) Reviews
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Uneven ground
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Grass pathways
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This is the only walking tour led by the historian who helps care for the ground itself. David Heiby — public historian, superintendent of the complex's historic Presbyterian Cemetery, and creator of Gravestone Stories — takes small groups inside Alexandria's 13-cemetery, 52-acre landscape, where more than 35,000 people rest: George Washington's pallbearers, Revolutionary War patriots, Civil War soldiers, a Cold War Soviet spy, and the highest-ranking Confederate general buried in Alexandria. Every stop is grounded in original research and cemetery records — research cited by the Library of Virginia and foundational to the complex's National Register nomination — including graves rediscovere...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Official illustrated companion e-book ($15 value)
90-minute small-group cemetery tour
Professional historian-led tour
Free Parking Available
Access to the 13 cemeteries of the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex
Transportation to meeting point
Gratuities
Food and drinks (please bring your own water bottle)
Meeting Points
Departure
Wilkes Street & Hamilton Avenue
Your guide will wear Gravestone Stories-branded clothing and name tag. Meet at Wilkes Street & Hamilton Avenue intersection near Methodist Protestant Cemetery entrance.
Return
Itinerary
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Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex
Historic cemetery complex established 1796, containing 13 distinct cemeteries with over 35,000 burials spanning Revolutionary War to modern era. America's most concentrated collection of historic burial grounds.
1 hour and 30 minutes
Journey Through America's Most Historic Cemetery Complex
(29) Reviews
About
This is the only walking tour led by the historian who helps care for the ground itself. David Heiby — public historian, superintendent of the complex's historic Presbyterian Cemetery, and creator of Gravestone Stories — takes small groups inside Alexandria's 13-cemetery, 52-acre landscape, where more than 35,000 people rest: George Washington's pallbearers, Revolutionary War patriots, Civil War soldiers, a Cold War Soviet spy, and the highest-ranking Confederate general buried in Alexandria. Every stop is grounded in original research and cemetery records — research cited by the Library of Virginia and foundational to the complex's National Register nomination — including graves rediscovere...
Highlights
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
1 hour and 30 minutes
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Official illustrated companion e-book ($15 value)
90-minute small-group cemetery tour
Professional historian-led tour
Free Parking Available
Access to the 13 cemeteries of the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex
Transportation to meeting point
Gratuities
Food and drinks (please bring your own water bottle)
Meeting Points
Departure
Wilkes Street & Hamilton Avenue
Your guide will wear Gravestone Stories-branded clothing and name tag. Meet at Wilkes Street & Hamilton Avenue intersection near Methodist Protestant Cemetery entrance.
