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Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland

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Known locally as "Cleveland's Outdoor Museum," Lake View Cemetery houses a memorial dedicated to president James Garfield and an ornate Neoclassical chapel, both listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A quiet place for a picnic or a stroll, the garden is located in the "Heights" area of Cleveland, notable for offering unobstructed views of Lake Erie. Founded in 1869 and modeled after renowned English and French graveyards of the Victorian era, the cemetery offers a variety of walking, bus, and self-guided tours of its grounds and two notable structures. As you walk through the cemetery, look for the Rockefeller family obelisk, made of the largest piece of granite ever cut for memorialization purposes. Add Lake View Cemetery and other attractions to your Cleveland trip itinerary using our Cleveland road trip website.
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  • Easy to get to. Wonderfully arranged. Monuments to be seen not just online but best in person. Some very old style. President Garfield's is awesome, tall, decorative, huge, and excellent... 
    Easy to get to. Wonderfully arranged. Monuments to be seen not just online but best in person. Some very old style. President Garfield's is awesome, tall, decorative, huge, and excellent...  more »
  • We were told this was not to be missed. The monuments, Garfield, Rockefeller. We drove around in awe of everything we saw. I truly have never seen such a sacred, moving, powerful place. So... 
    We were told this was not to be missed. The monuments, Garfield, Rockefeller. We drove around in awe of everything we saw. I truly have never seen such a sacred, moving, powerful place. So...  more »
  • Very powerful gravesite. One just has to see it to appreciate and understand the power of this site and moment. Take your time to put the monument in perspective and know the history. Supposed to.....  more
    Very powerful gravesite. One just has to see it to appreciate and understand the power of this site and moment. Take your time to put the monument in perspective and know the history. Supposed to.....  more »
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  • One of my very favorite places in Cleveland, Lake View Cemetery is a gem. Yesterday I ate at the picnic table right beside President Garfield's tomb. If you haven't been, it is definitely worth the visit.
  • Lakeview Cemetery is a quite interesting sight to visit in Cleveland. Despite being a cemetery, if you think there aren't any graveyards there, the place really feels like a park or a hiking trail and is calming too. One thing to note though is that no biking allowed inside the cemetery. Driving is.
  • This is a very beautiful and historic cemetery. We walked around a bit before heading to the daffodil hill area. Highly recommend viewing the flowers when they are at peak, around mid-April.
  • What a beautiful and peaceful place to walk and enjoy some history . Had a very helpful sexton show us a couple spots and gave us a map of some key places and gravesites to visit . It would have been helpful to have those maps in a place visitors to pick up and better signage to know when you could visit inside Presidential burial place .
  • This place was amazing! I was in town for one day and had to see. I took an uber here and only had 40 minutes to look around and take pictures. The security guard Vincent made sure I was out in time and didn't get locked in. I was chatting with him for a little and the history he knew was amazing! Made my experience that much better! I wish I had more time to talk with him. He was such an amazing person! Thank you Vincent!!

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