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 ...

When Faye Webster is back home in Atlanta, she likes to visit Oakland Cemetery. "I always go there when I'm home from a tour ...

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 ...

ATLANTA — Oakland Cemetery serves as the final resting place for over 70,000 Georgians. The historic cemetery first opened its doors in 1850 when city officials purchased six acres of land for ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the 1850s, when Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery was founded, graveyards were not considered ghoulish but instead were relished as particularly serene parks. Oakland was a nineteenth-century hot ...

“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 ...