Cemetery sights in New York City
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Green-Wood Cemetery
Once New York’s most-visited tourist attraction, the gorgeous and historic Green-Wood Cemetery is set on Brooklyn’s highest point, a series of leafy hills interconnected by looping roads and trails. Founded in 1838, it remains one of New York’s premier spots for life eternal. Some 600,000 people are buried here – that’s at least 530 miles, head to toe – including folks like Leonard Bernstein, mobster Joey Gallo and several victims of September 11. The park is a hike south of Park Slope; the easiest access is by subway. Walk up from the subway station to the Fifth Ave entrance, pick up a free map at the entrance, and ask about events like walking tours or visit on Wednes…
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Woodlawn Cemetery
As elegant as Brooklyn’s Green-Wood is this 400-acre cemetery, the top resting place in the Bronx. It dates from the Civil War (1863) and actually has more big names than Green-Wood – and it is a contest – among its 300,000 headstones, including Herman Melville and jazz greats such as Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. Ask at the front for a photo pass if you want to snap pictures.
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New York Marble Cemetery
Manhattan's first nonsectarian burial spot, dating from the 1800s, has a wonderful air of history and decay. It's where many prominent New Yorkers are getting their permanent rest.
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First Shearith Israel Graveyard
The First Shearith Israel Graveyard is the city’s first Jewish cemetery, with headstones dating from the 1600s.
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