EVENT IS FULL: 📓Cask of Amontillado 🐦‍⬛and TOUR: Laurel Hill Cemetery 🪦

This is now full, but feel free to rsvp to join the waitlist in case a spot opens.

Obsessed with Edgar Allan Poe, or just curious about the who's-who of his friends and acquaintances, buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery? Audrey at TBD for brunch/early lunch at 11:30am to discuss The Cask of Amontillado by Poe and then we'll head over to Laurel Hill Cemetery to take the "Evermore" tour of the cemetery where the guide will share the tales of Poe and his friends or acquaintances—who now rest in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

FEE: PAY LAUREL HILL - not Audrey
$17/(Ages 13 and up)
$15/(Ages 65+) and Students with ID
$12/Members of the Friends of Laurel Hill
$1.90/Access Card Holders (can purchase up to 4 tickets) **
** Access Card + Valid Photo I.D. must be presented at check-in.

Purchase using [this link] and pay directly to the cemetery. Do not delay, I'm told this will sell out!

11:30am BRUNCH: TBD
It will be at one of the East Falls restaurants within walking or short driving distance of the cemetery

1:00pm TOUR: Evermore Tour
Where: Laurel Hill Cemetery East

Edgar Allan Poe spent his most productive years in Philadelphia, and many have speculated that his tales may have been inspired by the graves and gardens of Laurel Hill. Newly opened when Poe took up residence in the city, the growing necropolis would draw in hundreds of visitors… surely, Poe could well have been among those curious souls? Unfortunately, we cannot confirm or deny a visit from one of America’s most famous authors, but this tour will explore the graves of some of Poe’s friends, associates, and foes from our city.

Tour Guide: Russ Dodge

DIRECTIONS

This tour departs from Laurel Hill East’s Gatehouse entrance at 3822 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19132.

PARKING:
Laurel Hill East: Parking is allowed along the roads in the cemeteries for general visitation and tours.

READ: The Cask of Amontillado
Genre: Poe

Dark, atmospheric, and full of revenge, this story is about a man being lured into a catacomb and entombed alive. With its setting of underground vaults and the theme of mortality our cemetery tour will really bring it to life!

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