Mt. Auburn Cemetery - Cambridge Playgrounds & Park

  • Address: 580 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
  • Phone: +1 617 547 7105
  • Website:www.mountauburn.org
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4.5
 40+ reviews
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4.5
 40+ reviews
Mt. Auburn Cemetery
580 Mount Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Mt. Auburn Cemetery Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior, recognizing it as one of the country's most significant cultural landscapes. Founded in 1831, it was the first large-scale designed landscape open to the public in the United States. Today its beauty, historical associations and horticultural collections are internationally renowned. Mount Auburn Cemetery is one of the most beautiful ... more on tripadvisor.com
  • Mount Auburn Cemetery was founded in 1831 as America's first landscaped or garden cemetery. Comprising 175 acres, it is a National Historic Landmark. Renowned ... more on gocitykids.com
  • A cemetery might not strike you as a first choice for a visit, but this one is a pleasure. Opened in 1831, it was the country's first ... more on Fodor's

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1.0
Cemetery Security will make you feel like a criminal

I visited this cemetery once and was constantly harrassed by a plain clothes guard over the course of the hour I spent there. ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

5.0
Flora H. 's review

I feel a little strange writing a review ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

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Terrible Grounds Condition

I was shocked to see how lousily kept up the place has become. There were lots ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

5.0
Tom E. 's review

Cemeteries have a special place in my heart. Just like any teenager growing up ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

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5.0
Tranquil,beautiful,historical

My daughter and I spent several hours in this ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on tripadvisor

Directions

Located primarily in Watertown. Take the Red Line to Harvard Square Station. From here, take either the Watertown Square or Waverley Square trolley (#71 or #73). Get off on Mount Auburn Street at Aberdeen Avenue. Cross Mount Auburn Street to the Entrance

Hours

8am to dusk

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