Election Year Special: Tour Past Presidential Hopefuls at Rest in Green-Wood Cemetery

In a year when it seems everyone is ready to put the presidential election campaign to bed, you can head over to Green-Wood Cemetery and take a historic tour with a presidential twist, and even visit the graves of a few former candidates for the highest office in the land.

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On Sunday, November 6, from 1 to 3 p.m., Green-Wood will be hosting a tour that focuses on presidential campaigns of the past.

Green-Wood is the resting place of prominent New Yorkers and former presidential candidates Horace Greeley and DeWitt Clinton, and the tour will cover their runs for the presidency, along with other unique characters who made a run at becoming commander-in-chief.

The tour will be $20 for members of Green-Wood and $25 for non-members. For more information or to purchase tickets, go here.

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