Annual Public Tour Pass,
Public Hayride & Walking Tours
NEW! Annual Public TOUR PASS!
New in 2010 is our Public Tour Pass! This
annual pass is good for one free admission on all ten walking tours and
one hayride tour - a $55 value! Passes are available for $40 for
adults and $20 for youth under 18. Proceeds from our Public Tour Passes will support our
tour program and historic preservation projects. To purchase a tour
pass, please call or write Marianne at (317) 920-4165 or
development@crownhill.org.
NEW! HAYRIDE Tours! (Reservations are again Required)
Also new in 2010 are our "Hayride Through History" Public Hayride Tours, held once a month on the second Saturday evening from June through October. Hayride tour participants will see Angels and Perpetual Mourners, monuments of Pioneers and Patriots, Union and Confederate Civil War soldiers, a famous Bank Robber, a President, Vice Presidents and other Politicians, as well as those of some of our best known citizens on this hayride past many of the highlights of Crown Hill Cemetery. The hayride may vary a bit from month to month.
We will conduct two "Hayride Through History" tours on the dates listed below. The first will be conducted from 7:00-7:45 pm, and the second from 8:15-9:00 pm. The tours will include riding in a tractor-pulled hay wagon and stopping at significant tour sites.
The fee is $10 for adults and $5 for youth under 18. Unlike our Public Walking Tours, Reservations are again required for all hayride tours. (Sorry for the confusion!) Seating is extremely limited. Tours will be held even if it rains, but in light rain only, and we reserve the right to cancel due to inclement weather. (No refunds will be issued in the event of cancellation; the rain date for the tours is the next evening at the same time.) Meet your guide at least 10-15 minutes before the start of your tour inside the 34th Street stone gate entrance located at 34th Street and Boulevard Place (3400 Boulevard Place).
RESERVATIONS can be made by calling (317) 920-4165, and will include paying for your tour in advance with a credit card. The RESERVATION DEADLINE is the Friday before the tour at 12 noon. You're encouraged to call early; the hayrides in July were sold out!
"Hayride Through History" Tour Schedule
- June 12, Saturday, 7:00-7:45 pm & 8:15-9:00 pm (RSVP required)
- July 10, Saturday, 7:00-7:45 pm & 8:15-9:00 pm (RSVP required)
- August 14, Saturday, 7:00-7:45 pm & 8:15-9:00 pm (RSVP required)
- September 11, Saturday, 7:00-7:45 pm & 8:15-9:00 pm (RSVP required)
- October 9, Saturday, 7:00-7:45 pm & 8:15-9:00 pm (RSVP required)
Award-winning Walking Tours!
Join us for another season of our award-winning Public Walking Tours, held once a month on the fourth Saturday from June through November (unless noted otherwise). Walking Tours will last from 90 minutes to two hours and will cover about one mile at a comfortable pace. The fee is $5 for adults; $4 for seniors (55+); and $3 for youth under 18. No reservations are required. Tours will be held rain or shine unless the weather is severe. Meet your guide at least 10-15 minutes before the start of your tour inside the 34th Street stone gate entrance located at 34th Street and Boulevard Place (3400 Boulevard Place).
Walking Tour Schedule
- May 31, Monday, approx. 3:00 pm - "Veterans" - tour begins following our 142nd Annual Memorial Day Ceremony, held behind the Gothic Chapel. Visit the graves of veterans from most U.S. wars and military conflicts. Meet behind the stage. Free.
- June 26, Saturday, 7:30 pm - "Heritage" - our most popular tour! Captures highlights of many of our tours, includes many well-known people and our most recognized monuments and statues. Fee required. Sunset Tour.
- July 24, Saturday, 7:30 pm - "Dillinger & Other Notables" - learn about the notorious bank robber and many others. A folk hero to some, John Dillinger captured the public's attention like few others, and he still does. Walking & driving. Fee required. Sunset Tour.
- August 28, Saturday, 7:30 pm - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part I" - learn about some of the secrets people thought they'd carried to their grave. Nothing about ghosts, just interesting facts. Fee required. Sunset Tour.
- September 25, Saturday, 7:30 pm - "Heritage" - our most popular tour! Captures highlights of many of our tours, includes many well-known people and our most recognized monuments and statues. Fee required. Sunset Tour.
- October 22, 23 & 29, 30, Fridays & Saturdays following our popular "Music of the Night" Concerts - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part I" - learn about some of the secrets people thought they'd carried to their grave. Nothing about ghosts, just interesting facts. Tour fee is included in concert ticket price or pay for the tour without the concert. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Conducted in the dark! Please visit our "Music of the Night" Concert Page for more information.
- November 6, Saturday, 3:30 pm - "Skeletons in the Closet, Part II" - DRIVING TOUR - hear about all kinds of wild scandals! Again, no ghosts. Fee required. Sunset Tour.