Historic Cemetery Tours

Preservation Detroit’s 2025 Cemetery Tours will be on sale soon!

Join us for one of our Historic Detroit Cemetery tours scheduled each weekend this October. Learn about the notable Detroiters who are buried in our city’s cemeteries. Hear the stories behind the famous (and infamous) buried within Detroit’s cemeteries. Marvel at the historic art and architecture of the mausoleums and headstones at Mt. Olivet, Elmwood, Mt. Elliott, and Woodlawn Cemetery.

This year’s cemetery tour schedule:

• Sat. Oct 4:  Elmwood Cemetery 

• Sun. Oct 5: Woodlawn Cemetery 

• Sat. Oct 11: Mount Elliott Cemetery 

• Sat. Oct 18: Mount Elliott Cemetery 

• Sun. Oct 19: Woodlawn Cemetery 

• Sat. Oct 25: Mount Olivet Cemetery 

  These always sell out fast!