Historic Maplewood Cemetery Tour

815 Kent Street,Durham NC 27707

23 April, 2022

Description

Join us on a walk through the historic Maplewood Cemetery! Cost: $12/person ($15.06 incl fees + taxes); Free to PD members (membership status will be verified) Learn about Durham history with a real, live, guided tour of Durham’s famous Old Maplewood Cemetery. Preservation Durham tour guides take small groups around the cemetery pausing here and there to tell stories of triumph and tragedy, joy and sorrow, wealth and inequity, lives long and short. Learn about funerary traditions and grave art and architecture. All this in what is perhaps Durham’s loveliest urban open space. This year, we are conducting running loop tours, and guests have the opportunity to join any loop in progress at their pleasure between 10 am and 5 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Purchased tickets are good for both days. Please Note the Rules: Meet at the Kent Street entrance. Look for the Preservation Durham banner.Must bring and wear your own masks. Hand sanitizer and cold bottled water available.Recommendations: Wear sensible shoes and comfortable clothing. It may be hot so bring...Sunglasses and hats. Sunscreen a must, but people must bring their own. There are no public bathrooms so people should remember what mom said, “go before you get in the car.”