Suggestions for Cemetery near Grant Park, Atlanta

Charlsie 🍡 • January 25, 2014Oakland is the best place to eat lunch. Go to Grant Park Coffee or Ria's and pick up some delicious sandwiches to go and sit in the cemetery for the best lunch date in town!

Eater • April 15, 2016Come for the stellar views of Oakland Cemetery and the downtown skyline. Stay for the draft beer and pub fare such as fish and chips.

Steve M. • January 28, 2012Walk off all the amazing food you'll eat by cutting through the Oakland Cemetery.

Wendy D. • April 20, 2017Visitor's Center & Giftshop is well worth a visit – nice selection of books, other items related to cemeteries, Atlanta history. You can also ask questions about the cemetery and get assistance.

Creative Loafing Atlanta • May 14, 2015American bar fare and cheap drinks await you at this two-story watering hole across the street from historic Oakland Cemetery.

@jyi • October 30, 2010Beautiful historic cemetery right behind the tennis courts of Glenlake Park. Trees Atlanta volunteers cleared kudzu and planted new trees near the creek today.

Cal S. • February 3, 2012Largest cemetery in the south. The Masonic section is nice!

Oakland Cemetery • October 31, 2010One of Dekalb's oldest cemeteries (1830s) w/ approx 1400 residents. Fiddlin' John Carson who is credited as being an early founder of recorded country music is buried here.

Nidia G. • April 6, 2013:D Looks like one of my girls was taking care of my mom. If the vase wouldn't have gotten broken, then I wouldn't have bothered you beautiful.

Wendy D. • October 25, 2009Visit the Holocost Memorial as well as the huge number of beautiful Jewish graves w/inscriptions in Hebrew & English. At one time this area of Atlanta was largely Jewish.

Sharron💋 R. • November 24, 2012Civil rights activitist Ralph David Abernathy is buried here.

Andrew W. • September 19, 2012One of two cemeteries at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Saintvictoria • July 5, 2010Great place to see the fireworks on July 4th.

Explore Georgia • February 4, 2013This is a historic cemetery which was created in 1866 to bury the Union dead from Resaca to Kennesaw Mountain. It contains over 17,000 graves including the dead from subsequent wars.

Zach N. • September 9, 2011Any military members performing funeral honor be sure to check in at the admin office

Kevin H. • August 18, 2010Volunteers and donations are all we have to maintain Hillcrest, which shut down in 1995. Visit http://www.hillcrest.graves.org or call volunteer Kevin Hudson at 404-323-1813 for information.