Oakland Cemetery is not your typical tourist destination, but it is a must-see for those who want to explore Atlanta’s history. Get a glimpse into the city’s past with a stroll through the ...

ATLANTA - Historic Oakland Cemetery will be closed to the public for the entire month of January 2024. The closure aims to facilitate crucial paving and infrastructure projects, temporarily ...

Grant, the man for whom the nearby park is named, sold to Atlanta for its rapidly growing cemetery. A year later, Oakland’s caretaker, or sexton, approached the Atlanta City Council and asked to ...

As one of Atlanta’s oldest public spaces, Oakland Cemetery overlooks downtown and showcases architecture, sculptures, gardens, and ancient oaks and magnolias. It is the final resting place for ...

Admission begins each night at 7:30 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. The post Illumine returns to Oakland Cemetery with installations by Atlanta artists appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Oakland Cemetery is one of Georgia’s most treasured historic sites. Oakland Cemetery is the final resting place for many Georgians including author Margaret Michell and ...

“They had this greenhouse at the Atlanta History Center ... starting with why the cemetery even had a greenhouse. Oakland was one of the nation’s first rural-garden cemeteries.

An altercation occurred at Oakland Cemetery between Atlanta Council member Liliana Bakhtiari and security guard Antony Montfort after park hours. Montfort, who lacked a flashlight, confronted a ...

ATLANTA — From murals in Cabbagetown to commissioned works at Oakland Cemetery, the artistic footprint of Sanithna Phansavanh is woven throughout Atlanta’s landscape. But this month ...

ATLANTA — Looking for something to do this weekend? Add a trip to Oakland Cemetery after dark for an experience unlike any other! Illumine 2024 is an explorative experience featuring innovative ...

ATLANTA — Historic Oakland Cemetery is breaking ground on the construction of a new visitor center on Tuesday. The new 10,000-square-foot building will include a bigger museum store, a double ...