Sights, Symbols, and Stories Overview Tour
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDiscover the history, Victorian gardens, and art and architecture that give Oakland its distinctive character. Oakland is an outdoor museum of Atlanta’s history with over 70,000 residents. Meet the trailblazers, builders, creators, and characters who call Oakland home. Join one of our knowledgeable and entertaining guides for a 90-minute walking tour through Atlanta’s past and…
Sights, Symbols, and Stories Overview Tour
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDiscover the history, Victorian gardens, and art and architecture that give Oakland its distinctive character. Oakland is an outdoor museum of Atlanta’s history with over 70,000 residents. Meet the trailblazers, builders, creators, and characters who call Oakland home. Join one of our knowledgeable and entertaining guides for a 90-minute walking tour through Atlanta’s past and…
Oakland MD: Discovering Oakland’s Healthcare Pioneers
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesJoin us as we highlight the physicians and dentists who provided care to Atlanta. Oakland MD: Discovering Oakland's Healthcare Pioneers highlights the physicians and dentists who provided care to Atlanta's citizens from the city's earliest days to its emergence as a center for medical excellence. This tour starts at the Front Gate (main entrance at…
Sights, Symbols, and Stories Overview Tour
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDiscover the history, Victorian gardens, and art and architecture that give Oakland its distinctive character. Oakland is an outdoor museum of Atlanta’s history with over 70,000 residents. Meet the trailblazers, builders, creators, and characters who call Oakland home. Join one of our knowledgeable and entertaining guides for a 90-minute walking tour through Atlanta’s past and…
Margaret Mitchell and Gone With the Wind
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesThis tour visits the gravesites of Margaret Mitchell, Mitchell family members, and pioneers who inspired Gone with the Wind characters. Margaret Mitchell didn’t know how much of an impact she would have on popular culture when her Civil War novel, Gone With the Wind, was published in 1936. The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel sold more than…
Fall Plant Sale Member Preview
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesShop a great selection of interesting and hard-to-find plants at Historic Oakland Foundation’s Fall Plant Sale! The sale will take place at Oakland Cemetery on Saturday, September 24 with a special members-only presale on Friday, September 23. Reserve Your Spot So that customers don't have to wait in long lines, we have implemented a…
Fall Plant Sale
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesShop a great selection of interesting and hard-to-find plants at Historic Oakland Foundation’s Fall Plant Sale! The sale will take place at Oakland Cemetery on Saturday, September 24 with a special members-only presale on Friday, September 23. Reserve Your Spot So that customers don't have to wait in long lines, we have implemented a…
Sights, Symbols, and Stories Overview Tour
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesDiscover the history, Victorian gardens, and art and architecture that give Oakland its distinctive character. Oakland is an outdoor museum of Atlanta’s history with over 70,000 residents. Meet the trailblazers, builders, creators, and characters who call Oakland home. Join one of our knowledgeable and entertaining guides for a 90-minute walking tour through Atlanta’s past and…
Victorian Symbolism
Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesFrom angels to anchors, learn all about grave symbols and death culture during this 75-minute guided tour of Oakland Cemetery! The Victorians were obsessed with death. From rules on mourning outfits to post-mortem photography, the Victorians had elaborate rituals and traditions to grieve and process death. The ornamentation and symbols found in cemeteries reflect this…
Sunday in the Park ft. Tunes from the Tombs
Historic Oakland Cemetery 248 Oakland Avenue Southeast, Atlanta, GA, United StatesSunday in the Park 2023 hosts our annual Tunes from the Tombs music festival where you'll enjoy music from headliners Fireside Collective and Jon Stickley Trio along with local acts The Aint Sisters and Black Lion Reggae. A festival in a cemetery? Yes! Just as the Victorians brought blankets and musical instruments to picnic in cemeteries and celebrate life, we invite you…