Legends & Lore of Hollywood Cemetery

Stories written in stone and landscape

Hollywood Cemetery is more than a burial ground. Its winding paths, river views, monuments, and mature trees create a landscape where public memory and personal stories meet. Legends & Lore explores the tales that have gathered here over generations—some documented, some embellished, and all revealing something about the way Richmond remembers its past.

Your storyteller will introduce notable memorials, distinctive cemetery symbolism, and the enduring legends that continue to draw visitors to this remarkable place.

What you will explore

• The history and design of Hollywood Cemetery
• Stories connected to notable residents and monuments
• Funerary symbolism and changing traditions of remembrance
• Local legends, lore, and the evidence behind them

This is an outdoor walking tour on hilly and sometimes uneven terrain. Only certified service animals are permitted inside the cemetery.

Tour in focus