Upcoming Events

Enjoy a walking or golf cart tour with our docents as they journeys through the historic sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded to the northeast cemetery property. 2025 is the 177th anniversary of our lovely Victorian-era garden-style Cemetery. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill Cemetery.

Enjoy a walking tour with our docents as they journeys through the historic sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded to the northeast cemetery property. 2025 is the 177th anniversary of our lovely Victorian-era garden-style Cemetery. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill.

Come and explore those who played a part in the Civil War that are at rest in Cave Hill Cemetery. Led by Military History enthusist, Mark Bosler.

As one of the preeminent Rural Garden Cemeteries in the United States, Cave Hill Cemetery is Louisville’s only arboretum. With over 600 species of plants and trees, many at the peak of their maturity, the Cemetery is a shining example of horticulture. Come explore these unique trees and plants with Cave Hill Cemetery Horticulture Manager Sarah Schaffner and Head Arborist Roger Martin as you take a behind the scenes look at what goes into maintaining the landscape.

Explore the symbols and shapes of cemetery monuments in this new tour. Learn about commonly used iconography and some of the more unique presentations that give you tremendous insight into a person’s life, their likes, and general family history.

Enjoy a walking tour with our docents as they journeys through the historic sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded to the northeast cemetery property. 2025 is the 177th anniversary of our lovely Victorian-era garden-style Cemetery. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill.

Enjoy a golf cart tour with our docents as they journeys through the historic sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded to the northeast cemetery property. 2025 is the 177th anniversary of our lovely Victorian-era garden-style Cemetery. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill Cemetery.

Baxter Avenue/Broadway Entrance
Park along main driveway

In the 1800’s to the early 1900’s, Louisville writers won national and international literary acclaim in all genres of writing, from poetry, to journalism, to prose, to young adult literature. Resting on the grounds of Cave Hill Cemetery are George Keats, Madison Cawein, who known as the “John Keats of Kentucky”, Alice (Hegan) and Cale Young Rice, George Madden Martin, Margaret Steele Anderson, Henry Watterson, George D. Prentice, and many, many others. Learn about the Author’s Club of Louisville, a group of remarkable women writers who published scores of magazine stories and over 70 books, many of which became national and international best-sellers and were made into successful movies.

Enjoy a walking tour with our docents as they journeys through the historic sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded to the northeast cemetery property. 2025 is the 177th anniversary of our lovely Victorian-era garden-style Cemetery. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill.

Explore the symbols and shapes of cemetery monuments in this new tour. Learn about commonly used iconography and some of the more unique presentations that give you tremendous insight into a person’s life, their likes, and general family history.

As one of the preeminent Rural Garden Cemeteries in the United States, Cave Hill Cemetery is Louisville’s only arboretum. With over 600 species of plants and trees, many at the peak of their maturity, the Cemetery is a shining example of horticulture. Come explore these unique trees and plants with Cave Hill Cemetery Horticulture Manager Sarah Schaffner and Head Arborist Roger Martin as you take a behind the scenes look at what goes into maintaining the landscape.

Enjoy a walking tour with our docents as they journeys through the historic sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded to the northeast cemetery property. 2025 is the 177th anniversary of our lovely Victorian-era garden-style Cemetery. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill.

Enjoy a golf cart tour with our docents as they journeys through the historic sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded to the northeast cemetery property. 2025 is the 177th anniversary of our lovely Victorian-era garden-style Cemetery. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill Cemetery.

Details to come. Check back frequently for updates.

Veterans from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Mexican War, Civil War, and other engagements rest within the walls of Cave Hill Cemetery in private family lots. Explore the cemetery grounds as we recognize all of the military service members buried here from World War II all the way back to the American Revolutionary War.

Enjoy a walking tour with our docents as they journeys through the historic sections of Cave Hill Cemetery, from the cemetery’s founding in 1848 to the early 1900s when the cemetery expanded to the northeast cemetery property. 2025 is the 177th anniversary of our lovely Victorian-era garden-style Cemetery. The story of Louisville’s early history lies with the legacy of the families interred in Cave Hill.

Cave Hill Cemetery is the final resting place of many people who influenced the development and growth of distilled spirits in the 19th Century and beyond. Explore the heritage that is the foundation of the bourbon distilling industry today.

Details to come. Check back frequently for updates.