Detroit History Tours is proud to partner with Historic Woodlawn Cemetery to offer this exciting tour. A portion of the proceeds from each ticket sale benefit the upkeep and rehabilitation of Woodlawn Cemetery's historic gravesites.

From our French founding in 1701 through British rule, from America’s fight for independence through the great boom of post Civil War era, and the ups, downs, and all around of this last century, Detroit has filled its cemeteries with the industrial tycoons, labor leaders, political powerhouses, and entertainment legends who built The City On The Straight, Motown, and The Arsenal Of Democracy.

Join Detroit History Tours as we explore historic Woodlawn Cemetery in a respectful, historical, adventure into our past. You’ll walk the quiet paths and tree-canopied hallows of Detroit’s world of the dead.

Together with your guides you’ll traverse the tombstones, mausoleums, grottos, and memorials of our most famous and infamous dearly departed. You’ll see the final resting place of the auto men, pay your respects to a Civil Rights icon, and salute the man whose name is still synonymous with Detroit shopping . Along your travels you will encounter the final resting place of sports stars, music icons, brilliant inventors, captains of industry, and the soldiers, sailors, and airmen who faithfully served our nation. All the while, you will explore the architecture, design, landscape choices, and history of peaceful Woodlawn Cemetery.

To best enjoy this tour guests must be able to:

• Walk 2.5 to 3 miles

• Stand for up to 45 minutes at a time

• Manage small hills and uneven grassy terrain

• Traverse stairs

We highly recommend proper footwear, the terrain may be muddy or wet.

This tour takes place in all weather conditions with the exception of thunder and lighting. In the event the tour is canceled for weather all guests will be refunded or have the option to rebook. Guests are encouraged to dress for the weather.

There is limited access to restrooms within the cemetery.

On this tour we are pleased to welcome guests over 12 years old, all minor guests must be accompanied by an adult.

This tour departs from: The Guest parking lot at the front of Woodlawn Cemetery, directly behind the cemetery offices.

Woodlawn Cemetery

19975 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48203

Guides will be on site at least 30 minutes prior to the ticketed start time. The tour will depart at the ticketed start time. Late arrivals can not be accommodated.

Your ticket price includes the tour , along with a donation to the cemetery. Your order confirmation email will serve as your only ticket. Please save your email and be prepared to show it on your phone or printed at the start of your tour. Guides will also have a manifest with each guests name. (We do this to avoid the ticketing fees that come along with all ticketing systems. The price of your ticket will remain the same throughout checkout with no added service charges, fees, or tax.)

Meet Your Guide:

Kevin Walsh is a freelance videographer and producer and co-founder and producer of the documentary series, podcast and blog Digging Detroit. For 28 years he taught language arts and video productions in Royal Oak, West Bloomfield and Southfield and served as Humanities Chair for the University of Phoenix’s Detroit Campus and enrollment marketing director at the Motion Picture Institute. He is proud to work as the 501c3 non-profit DAFT’s co-director of the Michigan Student Film Festival--the longest running student film festival in the country and serves on the DIA’s Friends of Detroit Film Theatre auxiliary. In 2013 he created the blog MyMediaDiary  featured in Huffington Post. His freelance production company, MMD Productions, LLC, specializes in oral histories, streaming production and multimedia events.