Tours & Activities

Mount Hope Cemetery Tours -
Mount Hope Cemetery, consecrated in 1836, is the second oldest garden cemetery in the United States. Like Mount Auburn Cemetery (1831), near Boston, Mount Hope was designed to meet the mid-19th century city dweller's desire for access to a romanticized rural landscape. Ponds, bowers, grottos and a variety of plantings, along with tombs and monuments, typify a landscape consciously designed for the living, as well as the dead. Many of Maine's statesmen, military and civic leaders are entombed in style in Mount Hope Cemetery, which is also the final resting place of some of the infamous characters whose colorful legends still survive.

When: Fridays– July 11, August 8, September 12 and October 10

Time: 5 pm
Meet: Cemetery Superintendent's Office, 1048 State Street

Fee: $5 non-members, Free to BMCH members, Children under 12 free

Ghost Lamp Tours -

Picture the confluence of the Kenduskeag Stream and the Penobscot River as it was in the 1800s–ships filled the river and both banks of the stream teemed with activity. Taverns and brothels competed with shops, businesses and warehouses for attention. Nearby, the Bangor House hosted many of the famous and the most infamous people of the time. Imagine presidents, gangsters and ghosts as you take this educational and entertaining evening walk through Bangor history.

When: Tuesdays– July 15, August 19, September 16 & 30, October 14 & 28

Time: 7 pm
Meet: Waterfront Parking Lot next to the Sea Dog Restaurant
Fee: $5 non-members, Free to BMCH members, Children under 12 free

Private Tours -

We are happy to provide personal tours for your family, business or group.
Minimum fee: $30.

Please call 207.942.1900 to schedule a tour or for more information.