Elmwood is one of the coolest places I have been. They have halloween tours where people dress up like the people buried there. Its a walking tour and very informative and FUN. I have been the past 2 years.

Since I am a Historian, I planned several cemeteries in Memphis that I wanted to see while visiting on vacation. Elmwood was beautiful, clean with many awesome statues and unusual headstones. Just a 10 minute drive from Downtown. Stop in the office for a map - and check findagrave.com before you go so you don't miss anyone important that you... More

this place is lovely, you can walk round for hours there are some lovely monuments. there is a little shop but no where to get any food or water so make sure you take some,

nice to see dont do on a hot day was to hot for us not any were to get a drink so take something with you

After seeing this location in the guidebook, finally located in a poor area of town. The gates were locked and there was a sign indicating it was a private cemetary, so did not get to see. Why list?

I always love visiting cemeteries when I visit a new country or a different part of a country. Cemeteries reveal a lot about local culture. Elmwood is well kept and you can see some important names on the gravestones

Fascinating, Memphis History all in one location. Beautiful surroundings. Historical graves. A park like setting. Early Memphians would take a trip to the "country" to visit relatives or just enjoy the outdoors. Tours are available. School groups visit to take rubbings of the markers.

Interesting monuments also arboretum. Check in at cottage. If you are interested in the trees get a tree guide $3. Plan on 2 hours if you are interested in both graves and plantings.

We bought a $10 CD at the cemetery entrance which gave a guided auto tour through the cemetery. The CD narration was filled with lots of wonderful historical information about the cemetery and the people who are buried there. This was definitely a highlight of our recent trip to Memphis!