Historic Glenwood Cemetery Part I: Houston Before Oil Walking Tour
2026-05-23 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
While Glenwood Cemetery is renowned for its magnificent Victorian monuments, it also tells the stories of more recent generations.
Join Preservation Houston for a docent-led walking tour through some of Glenwood’s newer sections as we highlight the lives and legacies of notable 20th-century Houstonians laid to rest here.
Glenwood Cemetery, established in 1871 on rolling, wooded land near Buffalo Bayou, is one of Houston’s most beautiful outdoor spaces. It is also the final resting place of many of the people who shaped the city in its earliest years, including railroad executives, bankers, politicians and architects. This two-hour, docent-guided walking tour focuses on several notable figures active during Houston’s first decades.
Things to remember
This tour involves walking over uneven ground and may include a few steps. The route is not recommended for those with mobility limitations. Please e-mail tours@preservationhouston.org with any specific accessibility questions.
Preservation Houston, in partnership with Glenwood Cemetery, offers guided walking tours of the cemetery four times a year by reservation only. Tour dates may change due to scheduled burials or bad weather, with updates posted on the Preservation Houston website and notifications sent to those with reservations.
This is a walking tour covering approximately one mile. All vehicles will be parked inside the cemetery. There are no public restrooms available at Glenwood Cemetery.
Reservations are limited and are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that advance ticket purchase is required for this tour. There are no refunds for Glenwood Cemetery tours.

Historic Glenwood Cemetery Part II: Houston After Oil Walking Tour
2026-09-26 10:00 - 12:00
While Glenwood Cemetery is renowned for its magnificent Victorian monuments, it also tells the stories of more recent generations.
Join Preservation Houston for a docent-led walking tour through some of Glenwood’s newer sections as we highlight the lives and legacies of notable 20th-century Houstonians laid to rest here.
Glenwood Cemetery, established in 1871 on rolling, wooded land near Buffalo Bayou, is one of the most beautiful outdoor spaces in Houston. It is also the resting place of scores of people who built Houston into the city we know today. This two-hour docent-guided tour looks at the lives and legacies of some of the men and women buried at Glenwood who shaped Houston after the turn of the 20th century.
Things to remember
This tour involves walking over uneven ground and may include a few steps. The route is not recommended for those with mobility limitations. Please e-mail tours@preservationhouston.org with any specific accessibility questions.
Preservation Houston, in partnership with Glenwood Cemetery, offers guided walking tours of the cemetery four times a year by reservation only. Tour dates may change due to scheduled burials or bad weather, with updates posted on the Preservation Houston website and notifications sent to those with reservations.
This is a walking tour covering approximately one mile. All vehicles will be parked inside the cemetery. There are no public restrooms available at Glenwood Cemetery.
Reservations are limited and are confirmed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that advance ticket purchase is required for this tour. There are no refunds for Glenwood Cemetery tours.
