Soul Strolls: Twilight Tours
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DCTrespass into the past and discover the secrets of some of Congressional Cemetery’s “residents.” Soul Strolls, the Cemetery’s annual twilight tours, explore the stories of individuals buried here through guided tours and costumed interpreters. Experience the history of this hallowed ground exactly the way it should be experienced in October – in twilight and darkness, [...]
Only at Congressional Guided Tour
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DCJoin us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery, sharing the secrets and stories of this hidden gem. Among the 65,000 burials at Congressional are scores of noteworthy citizens who left their mark on the city and the nation. Find out more about their amazing stories. All tours meet inside the front gate of the [...]
Soul Strolls: Twilight Tours
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DCTrespass into the past and discover the secrets of some of Congressional Cemetery’s “residents.” Soul Strolls, the Cemetery’s annual twilight tours, explore the stories of individuals buried here through guided tours and costumed interpreters. Experience the history of this hallowed ground exactly the way it should be experienced in October – in twilight and darkness, [...]
Sunday Stroll in the Cemetery
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DCDocents may pick their favorite stories or give a specialized tour, rather than giving a standard broad look at the cemetery's history. Join us for a grab bag of history and lore! Our Sunday tours will begin at 1 pm, and will be an informal look at the history of Congressional Cemetery. Please be aware [...]
Dead Man’s Run
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DCWelcome to Historic Congressional Cemetery's Dead Man's Run, a bare bones race for dead serious runners who want to stay one step ahead of the ultimate Reapo Man. Race starts with a toll of the funeral bell, continues throughout the cemetery and onto the Anacostia Trail for a ghostly evening run full of spooky music [...]
Only at Congressional Guided Tour
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DCJoin us for a guided tour of Congressional Cemetery, sharing the secrets and stories of this hidden gem. Among the 65,000 burials at Congressional are scores of noteworthy citizens who left their mark on the city and the nation. Find out more about their amazing stories. All tours meet inside the front gate of the [...]
Sunday Stroll in the Cemetery
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DCDocents may pick their favorite stories or give a specialized tour, rather than giving a standard broad look at the cemetery's history. Join us for a grab bag of history and lore! Our Sunday tours will begin at 1 pm, and will be an informal look at the history of Congressional Cemetery. Please be aware [...]
Tomes & Tombs Book Club
Historic Congressional Cemetery 1801 E Street, Southeast, Washington, DCTombs and Tomes is Congressional Cemetery's book club. We meet every other month in our historic Chapel (unless otherwise noted), and we discuss primarily non-fiction books. Our book selections have no rhyme and reason; however, our choices tend to stray towards the macabre, as is natural for a cemetery book club. Our very first meeting was in September 2013 and we chose to read Stiff, by Mary Roach (pictured here with Doug Graves, Congressional Cemetery's mascot and NOT a real skeleton!).