Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery, designated a National Historic Landmark, is 175 acres, home to over 95,000 monuments, and a Mass Audubon 'Important Birding Site.' Founded on the principle of 'commemorating the dead in a landscape of beauty and tranquility,' Mount Auburn is still an active, non-denominational cemetery.
Celebrations & Meetings
Mount Auburn Cemetery can host wedding or commitment ceremonies in several beautiful locations: Bigelow Chapel, Story Chapel, Auburn Lake, and Washington Tower.
Suggestions
Bartlett House
West Cambridge
Built for John Bartlett, Bookseller and author of familiar quotations. (1873)
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Irish Famine Monument
Harvard Square
This monument was cast by Maurice Harron, and was dedicated to the President of Ireland...
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Revolutionary Earthworks
Harvard Square
Site of a fortification erected to protect the patriot encampment from attack by the...
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contact
- 580 Mount Auburn Street
- Cambridge, MA 02138
- West Cambridge
- 617 547 7105
- mountauburn.org
Hours
| Mon | 7 am - 6 pm |
| Tue | 7 am - 6 pm |
| Wed | 7 am - 6 pm |
| Thu | 7 am - 6 pm |
| Fri | 7 am - 6 pm |
| Sat | 7 am - 6 pm |
| Sun | 7 am - 6 pm |
Type
- Recreation
- Tour
- Landmark
Features
- Free
- Groups (25+)
- Handicap Access
- Kid-Friendly
- Outdoor Venue
- Parking Lot/Garage
