Bangor Maine Historical Walking Tours Return This Summer

Ghosts. Legends. Chills.

Stroll one of Bangor's most beautiful spots, and get a history lesson while you are it.

This summer, there will be 14, 90-minute walking tours through the historic, and legendary, Mount Hope Cemetery.

Taking a stroll through Mount Hope is always better in person, but during this event, they will be taking a look around the grounds, and breaking down some of the stories of some of the many notable and interesting stones in the cemetery.

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Built in 1834, Bangor’s 300-acre Mount Hope Cemetery is the nation’s second-oldest garden cemetery. It was designed by renowned architect Charles G. Bryant as part of a national movement to provide respite from grassless urban landscapes. Garden cemeteries were created as much for living as for those who had passed on.

Mount Hope Cemetery has been mentioned by Stephen King, as an inspiration in several of his books!

There have been many times over the years that I have enjoyed a visit there on a chilly early fall day, there is nothing quite like it. This is something you should put on a summer to-do list here in the Bangor area.

This tour meets at the Superintendent’s House at Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1048 State Street, Bangor.

Tickets are $12. Here are the dates and times of upcoming tours:

Thursday, May 28th 6pm
Tuesday, June 9th 6pm
Thursday, June 11th 6pm
Saturday, June 13th 6pm
Sunday, June 21st 10am
Saturday, June 27th 6pm
Tuesday, July 14th 6pm
Thursday, July 16th 6pm
Sunday, July 19th 10am
Thursday, July 30th 6pm
Sunday, August 2nd 10am
Tuesday, August 11th 6pm
Thursday, July 13th 6pm
Saturday, August 22nd 6pm

In case of inclement weather, tours will be cancelled if there is a chance of thunderstorms.

Tickets may be purchased for 6 PM until Noon on the day of the tour. Tickets may be purchased for a 10 AM tour until 6 PM the previous evening.

You can purchase tickets here