Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Oakwood Cemetery is a cemetery full of life! On any given day we may have walkers, joggers and visitors from around the country or world. We love having folks come in and enjoy this scenic and sacred ground.

We welcome folks as they enjoy a stroll on their lunch break, but we also schedule tours tied to the history and landscape of this historic ground during the day and evening hours.

Civil War Tour — highlights the Confederate cemetery at Oakwood, which was the original cemetery and the final resting place of over 1,400 Confederate soldiers.
Monument Art & Symbolism — every stone has a story, sometimes about the era it was made and sometimes about the person it memorializes. Our Monument Art & Symbolism routes stop at both older and more recent graves so we can see how the “stories in the stone” change over time.
Raleigh History
North Carolina History
Women’s History
Love on the Rocks — Love Stories
UNC or NC State University Tours
And much more! We can create tours around your specific needs!

Historic Oakwood Cemetery offers Self Guided Tours for free as well as Frist Friday Cemetery Tours from May through September. See website for more details.

Gates are open 7 days a week
8:00am – 5:00pm EST