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SWAPtember
2024 SWAPtember Swap the savings during the annual SWAPtember event at 22 metro Atlanta attractions! Show your Historic Oakland Foundation membership card when you visit these participating Atlanta attractions between September 1-30, 2024 and receive $10 off a membership purchase. Or show your membership card from one of these participating attractions at Oakland and get…
Sunday in the Park ft. Tunes from the Tombs
Sunday in the Park ft. Tunes from the Tombs
Sunday in the Park 2024 featuring Tunes from the Tombs will return on September 29. Stay tuned for details! 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 to celebrate at Oakland's longest-running event and enjoy live music, tours…
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
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Haunted Hunt
Gather a group of friends or family for a day of spooky sleuthing on this self-guided scavenger hunt throughout historic Oakland Cemetery! From October 3-31, purchase your printable Haunted Hunt packet online (one per team), download, print, and follow all-new cryptic clues to solve riddles. No reservations are required to participate. Each Haunted Hunt packet ($25…
Nightfall Chronicles: 50 Ways to Die
Nightfall Chronicles: 50 Ways to Die
Nightfall Chronicles is a sunset tour series featuring Oakland's popular walking tours. Early Atlanta was not a sleepy southern community. it had more in common with the Wild West. Life in this railroad town often ended in violence or tragedy. Diseases spread rapidly thanks to Atlanta’s humid climate and swampy land. While advances in medicine…
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Pumpkin Patch at Oakland Cemetery
Join us at Oakland’s North Public Grounds on October 5 and 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for our fifth annual Pumpkin Patch Festival! Celebrate the season with activities and photo ops for the whole family! This free, two-day, family-friendly fall festival celebrates the season with a variety of autumn and Halloween activities for…
Trick or Trot
Trick or Trot
Join us for a Halloween-themed fun run through historic Oakland Cemetery at 5 p.m. on October 5! This new 4k begins and ends at the iconic Oakland gate and features: A trick or treat themed course Costume contest Fun photo-ops A thrilling warm-up and more Halloween surprises! Each finisher receives a mini pumpkin and commemorative t-shirt.…
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
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Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
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Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
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Nightfall Chronicles: History, Mystery & Mayhem
Nightfall Chronicles: History, Mystery & Mayhem
Nightfall Chronicles is a sunset tour series featuring Oakland's popular walking tours, History, Mystery & Mayhem. With more than 70,000 souls interred in its hallowed grounds, it’s no mystery that Oakland Cemetery has its share of the surreal. Hear the stories that defy explanation, from mysterious murders to tragic events that have passed into local…
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Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
We Shall Overcome: African American Stories from Civil War to Civil Rights
We Shall Overcome: African American Stories from Civil War to Civil Rights
This 75-minute guided tour explores the lives and accomplishments of outstanding and ordinary African Americans in Atlanta. “We Shall Overcome” became the anthem of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, but the origin of the song dates back to antebellum days and a spiritual sung by enslaved people, “No More Auction Block for Me.”…
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Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
Oakland’s All-Stars: Sports Legends of Atlanta
Oakland’s All-Stars: Sports Legends of Atlanta
Discover stories of hometown heroes and sports legends during this 75-minute guided tour of Oakland Cemetery! Go team! Atlanta is home to five major sports teams, several powerhouse universities, and diehard fans who celebrate buzzer beaters, photo finishes, home runs, and hole-in-ones. Discover the origins of some of Atlanta’s most beloved sports teams and hear…
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Capturing the Spirit of Oakland 2024
Get your tickets for Capturing the Spirit of Oakland, the city’s must-attend Halloween tradition celebrating its 18th year! Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween tours are an autumn tradition in Atlanta, drawing enthusiasts from far and wide, and selling out each year. This year, the event offers a new route and promises two weekends filled…
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Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
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Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
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Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
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Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
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Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
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Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Sights, Symbols, and Stories General Tour
Explore the history, gardens, and funerary art of Oakland Cemetery with a 90-minute guided walking tour! Discover the history, the Victorian gardens, and the 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…
Behind the Stones: Preservation Tour
Behind the Stones: Preservation Tour
Stroll with us through Oakland’s amazing arboretum and learn from knowledgeable guides about some of our favorite trees! Did you know that Oakland is home to more than 1,600 trees, from majestic oaks to mighty magnolias, to demure crape myrtles and dogwoods? Oakland’s trees feed and shelter wildlife, help reduce air pollution and provide welcome…
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