Beer barons, statesmen, artists, entrepreneurs, pioneers in exploration, and human rights advocates are among the 87,000 who rest at Bellefontaine Cemetery. For the first time ever, Bellefontaine will offer docent led tours at regular scheduled times. Tours begin April 14th at 1 pm. The tours will be held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. Led by our knowledgeable volunteer docents on a small tour bus, these tours will include such notables as Explorer William Clark, Brewer Adolphus Busch, Poet Sara Teasdale and Writer William Burroughs.
See the historic architecture by such greats as: Louis Sullivan’s 1892 Wainwright Tomb; George Zolnay’s bronze statue at David Rowland Francis’s gravesite; and George Barnett’s Taylor Tomb. The entire history of St Louis can be told by a tour through this historic ground.
Touring at Louis Sullivan's Wainwright Tomb
WHAT: Tours of Bellefontaine Cemetery
WHEN: 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month starting April 14
TIME: 1:00 pm- 3:00 pm
WHERE: 4947 West Florissant Ave St Louis, MO 63115
COST: $10 call 314-381-0750 to reserve your seat!
Spring view at Bellefontaine Cemetery
Founded in 1849, this active burial place celebrates the lives of individuals who have shaped our world. This 314 acre park is the first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi, and is one of the nation’s finest examples of a garden cemetery. It is the final resting place of 87,000 permanent residents, including General William Clark, Adolphus Busch, Sara Teasdale and Thomas Hart Benton. Open to all, beautiful, timeless and still available.