Cathleen’s Walking Tour
Enjoy a two-hour walk exploring the cemetery and arboretum. Cathleen will share stories of the intriguing historic figures buried at Bellefontaine, as well as architectural highlights and horticulture features found throughout the walk. As a Master Guide with Bellefontaine for many years, Cathleen has a vast knowledge about the cemetery and its history. ♦ Space...
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Yoga Buzz at Hotchkiss Chapel
Join Yoga Buzz and learn why Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum is one of the “hidden gems” of St. Louis. Unroll your mats for an intimate 1-hour, all-levels yoga practice in the historic Hotchkiss Chapel (beginners welcome). Then, we will bundle up for a walking tour that highlights early St. Louis History. (Don’t worry, if it’s...
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Fox Trot 5K Run/Walk
Founded in 1849, Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum has been the final resting place for many of St. Louis’s notable figures including William Clark, Adolphus Busch, and the Lemp Family. Celebrated architecture such as the Wainwright Mausoleum, Hotchkiss Chapel, and the ‘Girl in the Glass Box’ can also be found on the grounds. The cemetery has...
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Art, Artists, Sculpture and Architecture of Bellefontaine Cemetery
Bellefontaine is filled with remarkable imagery and monumentation, much of which reveals clues about lives and times of the people they honor. Led by Master Guide Tom Allen, this 2-hour walking tour will focus on the unique sculptures and mysterious messages found in the iconography of Bellefontaine Cemetery’s historic markers and monuments. Tom will also...
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