This tour is a Friends of The Kensico Cemetery event.
Enjoy a mash-up of music, mystery, and mausoleum stories during this free evening walking tour of The Kensico Cemetery grounds.
Ossipee Loop Tour 1: Tuesday, May 7th 5:30 PM-7 PM
Highlights include a baseball legend and his boss; two inventors; a movie theatre mogul; a World’s Fair mystery; a controversial circus connection, a scandalous scofflaw, a Sentimental Gentleman, a Broadway angel, and one good witch.
Tours also point out one-of-a-kind mausoleums and statuary that contribute to Kensico’s unique landscape.
The tour guide is Patrick Raftery, Associate Director/Librarian; Westchester County Historical Society, and a board member of The Friends of Kensico, Inc.
The tours are free, but reservations are required via the RSVP feature below. Please double check that you have selected the correct tour & date.
Details and Directions: Tour attendees should go to the Kensico Cemetery Administration Building where cars will be led to the starting point on the Kensico grounds. We do not recommend using Kensico’s address as a GPS locator. It will take you to our Maintenance Building on Lakeview. Look for the event directional signs, and staff will be on hand for check-in.
Restrooms at the Administration Building are open before the tour begins, we will have bottled water available, and we recommend comfortable walking shoes.
Friends of The Kensico Cemetery, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization formed to promote and advance the welfare of The Kensico Cemetery through historical preservation and education.
