Field file 42 · Memorial · New York
The Green-Wood Cemetery
Brooklyn, New York · New York City · Cemetery
Record
Why it matters
A vast nineteenth-century cemetery of hills, monuments, mausoleums, trees, and more than half a million permanent residents.
Field note
Green-Wood is active cemetery ground as well as a cultural landscape. Check for services and follow every visitor rule.
Evidence line
This file is marked Documented because the place and its history are supported by the linked authoritative source. Practical details were last checked in July 2026. Conditions change. Check the primary source before leaving home.
Access
How to approach it lawfully
Do not interrupt burials, climb monuments, or treat graves as props.
- Access status
- Public. Open to the public during posted hours without a ticket. Recorded as: Public cemetery hours.
- Reservation
- No reservation requirement recorded. Confirm with the official source.
- Seasonality
- No seasonal limit recorded. Hours still change; check before traveling.
Practical details last checked July 2026. Conditions change. Check the primary source before leaving home.
Plan the stop
What to plan for
- Time
- 2 to 5 hours
- Cost
- Free; tours may be ticketed (Varies)
- Terrain
- Not recorded in this file. Check the official source.
- Mobility
- Not recorded in this file. Check the official source.
- Parking
- Not recorded in this file. Check the official source.
- Weather
- Not recorded in this file. Check the official source.
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Record
Sources
- Primary sourceThe Green-Wood Cemetery , opens in a new tab
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Road file
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Book the tour, not the trouble.
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