Upcoming Tours
Mount Hope Cemetery Voted Best Guided Tour!
Tickets will be available for purchase one month before the event.
All tours are $15 unless otherwise specified.
Architects & Architecture
A walk through 200 years of our architectural history with a local preservation architect. Guide: Christopher Brandt Member cost: FREE […]
Learn MorePublic Tours: North Section
This foundational tour is a 90-minute walk of approximately a mile on paved roads and uneven terrain. This includes the […]
Learn MoreThe Meaning Behind: Deciphering the Hidden Messages of Cemetery Symbolism
Explore the meaning of symbols, epitaphs, and funerary art that tell a story about the person buried there, and what […]
Learn MorePublic Tours: North Section
This foundational tour is a 90-minute walk of approximately a mile on paved roads and uneven terrain. This includes the […]
Learn MoreThe Evolving Cemetery
This tour focuses on the geographic evolution of Mount Hope as a cultural landscape, from its founding as al rural […]
Learn MorePublic Tours: North Section
This foundational tour is a 90-minute walk of approximately a mile on paved roads and uneven terrain. This includes the […]
Learn MoreGeology of Mount Hope Cemetery
A University of Rochester professor of Geology leads this fascinating tour that reveals how the glaciers formed the dramatic landscape […]
Learn MorePublic Tours: North Section
This foundational tour is a 90-minute walk of approximately a mile on paved roads and uneven terrain. This includes the […]
Learn MoreAles from the Crypt: Brewers, Breweries, and the History of Beer in Rochester – NEW STORIES
Rochester was home to more than two dozen breweries prior to Prohibition. Join us for this tour celebrating “liquid bread” […]
Learn MorePublic Tours: North Section
This foundational tour is a 90-minute walk of approximately a mile on paved roads and uneven terrain. This includes the […]
Learn MoreFrom the Beyond: Tales of Melancholy, Grief, and Tragedy
Unimaginable circumstances! Unexplained phenomena! Unfortunate events! Unbelievable superstitions! These are just some of what affected Mount Hope Cemetery “residents” during […]
Learn MorePublic Tours: North Section
This foundational tour is a 90-minute walk of approximately a mile on paved roads and uneven terrain. It includes the […]
Learn MoreThe Degree of Walking Difficulty rating is provided for each tour, on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being flat/paved/easy, and 5 most strenuous due to hills/stairs/unpaved paths.