• Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex - Historic cemetery complex established 1796, containing 13 distinct cemeteries with over 35,000 burials spanning Revolutionary War to modern era. America’s most concentrated collection of historic burial grounds.

• 90-minute small-group cemetery tour
• Professional historian-led tour
• Free Parking Available
• Access to the 13 cemeteries of the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex

• Transportation to meeting point
• Gratuities
• Food and drinks (please bring your own water bottle)

Discover America’s most historic cemetery complex with the public historian dedicated to its preservation.

Guided by David Heiby, the cemetery superintendent and founder of Gravestone Stories, this intimate walking tour invites you to explore Alexandria’s extraordinary 13-cemetery landscape. Here, you’ll find the resting places of George Washington’s pallbearers, Revolutionary War heroes, Civil War soldiers, a Cold War Soviet spy, and the highest-ranking Confederate general interred in Alexandria, all within one historic district.

Featured in both national and local media, acknowledged by esteemed historical sources, and boasting a flawless 5.0 guest rating, this tour offers much more than a standard historical walk. Each stop is enriched with original research, cemetery records, and on-site findings, including graves that have been rediscovered after nearly two centuries.

Stroll along peaceful paths, enter gates rarely accessed by visitors, and listen to stories that are unique to this tour.

The group size is kept small to ensure comfort, safety, and an enhanced experience.

• Uneven ground
• Grass pathways
• Historic walkways
• Historic cemetery paths may have uneven terrain. Contact us about accessibility needs.

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.