Take A Summer Walking Tour Of Bangor’s Iconic Mount Hope Cemetery

Stroll one of Bangor's most beautiful spots, and get a history lesson while you are it.

This summer, there will be 18 walking tours through the historic, and legendary, Mount Hope Cemetery.

Taking a stroll through Mount Hope is always better in person, but during this event, they will be taking a look around the grounds, and breaking down some of the stories of some of the many notable and interesting stones in the cemetery.

Built in 1834, Bangor’s 300-acre Mount Hope Cemetery is the nation’s second-oldest garden cemetery. It was designed by renowned architect Charles G. Bryant as part of a national movement to provide respite from grassless urban landscapes. Garden cemeteries were created as much for living as for those who had passed on.

Mount Hope Cemetery has been mentioned by Stephen King, as an inspiration in several of his books!

There have been many times over the years that I have enjoyed a visit there on a chilly early fall day, there is nothing quite like it. This is something you should put on a summer/fall to-do list here in the Bangor area.

This tour meets at the Superintendent’s House at Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1048 State Street, Bangor.

Tickets are $12. Here are the dates and times of upcoming tours:

Tuesday, May 27th 6pm-7:30pm
Sunday, June 8th 10am-11:30am
Saturday, June 14th 6pm-7:30pm
Sunday, June 22nd 10am-11:30am
Thursday, June 26th 6pm-7:30pm
Sunday, June 29th 6pm-7:30pm
Saturday July 5th, July 18th 6pm-7:30pm
Sunday, July 6th, 10am-11:30pm
Thursday, July 17th, July 28th 10am-11:30pm
Tuesday, July 22nd, 6pm-7:30pm
Sunday, July 27th, 10am-11:30pm
Tuesday, August 5th, 6pm-7:30pm
Thursday, August 7th, 10am-11:30am
Sunday, August 10th, 6pm-7:30pm
Sunday, August 17th, 10am-11:30am
Saturday, August 30th, 6pm-7:30pm
Tuesday, September 9th, 6pm-7:30pm
Thursday, September 11th, 6pm-7:30pm
Sunday, September 14th, 10am-11:30am
Sunday, September 21st, 10am-11:30am

In case of inclement weather, tours will be cancelled if there is a chance of thunderstorms.

Tickets may be purchased for 6 PM until Noon on the day of the tour. Tickets may be purchased for a 10 AM tour until 6 PM the previous evening.

To purchase tickets e-mail curator@bangorhistoricalsociety.org