Get a Rare Look Inside Green-Wood’s Grand Mausoleums

Saturday, October 5 And Sunday, October 6, 2013

12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M.

House Tour Offers a Peak Inside Green-Wood’s Catacombs and Mausoleums

Walk on Your Own or Use their “Hop On, Hop Off” Trolley Service

Take advantage of this rare opportunity to see inside Green-Wood’s 19th-century catacombs and elaborate mausoleums during its Green-Wood House Tour on Saturday and Sunday, October 5th and 6th. Knowledgeable performers and actors in period costume will be on hand at each locale to offer a glimpse into the lives of the people who now rest in these opulent structures. Stops on the tour include the final resting places of the Steinways (makers of Steinway pianos), old New York aristocracy and shipping magnates the Schermerhorns, and other architecturally stunning structures – all usually closed to the public. Also open for viewing will be Green-Wood’s fascinating catacombs.

Visitors will be given a map of all the key locations to help with their self-guided walking tours. Green-Wood’s iconic green and yellow trolley will offer “hop on, hop off” service to key points of interest between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on both days.

Historic Green-Wood Cemetery – arrive inside the main gates 25th Street at 5th Avenue,

Brooklyn) Via Subway: From the Atlantic/ BarclaysCenter stop in Brooklyn, take the R train to 25th (Service on the R train between Manhattan and Brooklyn is suspended until October 2014.) Walk east one block to Green-Wood at 5th Avenue and 25th Street.

COST:   Single day: $20 for the general public; $15 for members of Green-Wood and Brooklyn Historical Society

Weekend pass: $30 for the general public; $25 for members of Green-Wood and Brooklyn Historical Society.

Reservations are recommended. For more information or to make reservations, visit www.green-wood.com/tours/events or call 718-210-3080.