sleepy hollow cemetery

A lovely peaceful cemetery, with a real sense of history. Most of the well known residents are within a few feet of each other.

It's really cool to see where these literary greats and their family are buried. Take the time to see this really old and cool cemetery. And SEE author's ridge.

Sleepy Hollow cemetery is a beautiful place and "Author's Ridge" a breathtaking tribute to the literary greats. There are numerous family plots that contain the graves of their members. It was heartwarming to see how visitors left pens and pencils by the tombstones to mark their visits.You can drive through the cemetery and there is a spot where you can park close to Authors Ridge (which is one section of the cemetery that is on a hill). The area is marked with a faded tombstone-like marker (see photo) The management prefers that you park in the lots on the main road. It's a bit of a walk from there, but a nice one.

You can visit Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry David Thoreau, the entire Alcott family, and Ralph Waldo Emerson within a few footsteps of one another in a most serene and beautiful setting.

This serene and pretty cemetery is the final resting place of some of our literary giants and really shouldn't be missed. It's a hilly cemetery with narrow winding roads; one leads to Authors' Ridge where you can pay your respects to Nathaniel Hawthorne, Louisa May Alcott, Henry Throeau, and Ralph Waldo Emerson. What is it about this part of our great country that was able to create such gifted writers? During our visit, there wasn't another soul in the peaceful cemetery, and no sign of a headless horseman.

A family of writers, patriots, and well known figures can be found at Sleepy Hollow. People bring trinkets and stones and small gifts; like making a pilgrammage.

What's a peaceful and interesting place. So full of history and not creepy at all. I love cemeteries, but even if you don't, how could you go to Concord and not stop here!

It's quiet peaceful beautiful and full of famous authors and dozens of revolutionary and civil war Hero's. Take time to walk among our ancestors who paved the way for the country and freedom we enjoy today. Listen quietly and you may hear a whisper...Freedom is not Free!Enjoy!

Well worth a visit, even if you don't go to the Authors Ridge section. Beautifully landscaped setting amidst trees.

The Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is a place where lovers of Concord's authors can pay their respects to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and others. Their graves are located together on Author's Ridge which is easy to find because one of the gates is clearly marked "Author's Gate".Author's Ridge is on a small hill at one end of the cemetery and is regularly visited by literature enthusiasts. Many leave stones on top of the graves; they leave notes; they leave mementos and pens and pencils in memory of these great authors. The reverence and care they take is moving. Take your time and enjoy the peaceful and calm atmosphere of this tranquil spot. You'll love it.

A lovely place to visit the burial sites of numerous Concord authors, their families and other historical figures. Do a little advance research so you don't miss the plots you wish to visit. Author's ridge contains the most well known individuals. We weren't visiting at peak tourist time and had no problem parking at a spot near Author's ridge. There are a few steep spots to walk up though our daughter made it on crutches. During late summer it was shady and a relaxing place amid all of the tourist activities. It is very near the historic center of Concord, within easy walking distance for most groups.

The cemetery is easy to find from Concord and the Artist's Ridge (with graves of Alcott, Thoreau, Emerson and Hawthorne) is well signed. This is a beautiful place, very serene and peaceful. It is worth the half hour to get there and visit the burial sites.

Beautiful cemetery.... Several wonderful writers buried here ... Hawthorne ... Alcott .... Thoreau ... Definitely check it out if your into that sort of thing or historical cemeteries in general.... I enjoyed it!!

As my family and I paid our respects to the authors, we found ourselves asking questions about them. Thanks to my smartphone, as we honored them, we learned about them - the new helping understand the old. The signs to the graves were clearly marked.

No headless horseman to contend with when we visited. Just spectacular with a surreal color palette of reds, yellows, and oranges from the leaves of the forested cemetery in full autumn glory. We toured by vehicle and wandered by foot along the narrow little roads that circumnavigate the place through low woodsy areas and steep hilly plots with commanding views of the surrounds and a serene little creek below.They were opening up a new section on the north end when we visited making me actually wonder about the cost of interment here. Living several states away and hopefully, several decades in time, that thought was quickly dismissed and I continued to enjoy the confluence of history, the magnificently done celebration of the dead for the living here, and the ridiculously beautiful grounds, statues and stones that adorn the hillsides.