Green-Wood Cemetery

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500 25th St
Brooklyn, NY 11232
Green-Wood Cemetery, established in 1838 and located in Brooklyn, N.Y., is spread over an area of more than 400-acres. It offers several burial options, including an urn garden, columbarium, community and private family mausoleums, and traditional in-ground burials. It is a full-service non-sectarian, nonprofit cemetery, and uses its funds for maintenance and improvements of the facility. The cemetery is easily accessible by major highways and public transportation. Green-Wood Cemetery offers various grave options, such as single grave with a choice of up to three interments, and two-grave lots. It is a member of the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary System, promoting wildlife and environmental conservation through public involvement.

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4.5216 reviews
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Matteo R.
10/18/2025

I've come to Green-Wood Cemetery a few times throughout the years, and calling it a cemetery doesn't do it justice. Part sculpture garden, part history museum, and part nature sanctuary, all...

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Stacy C.
10/5/2025

I've always wanted to do one of the tours here but never got around to it. I wanted to see the architecture at the main entrance so we drove up the hill and admired iy from the car. As we were...

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Marie S.
9/23/2025

Historic, peaceful and a little creepy - it's a cemetery after all. Other reviewers have already described it in great detail. The gothic revival style gates and the chapel are NYC landmarks. *...

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Susan L.
8/12/2025

Green-Wood is having a unique event on August 24, from 10-1; they're commemorating the 249th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, as it turns out that part of the largest battle of the...

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Fawn G.
7/27/2025

Can a cemetery be a cool learning experience? Yes, when we honor the dead and learn more about them, what contributions they made. "Greenwood Cemetery brings people closer to the world as it is...

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