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Mount Auburn Cemetery

Address
536 Mt Auburn St
Cambridge, MA 02138 United States Get Directions
Website https://ebird.org/hotspot/L207391

Meet in front of the Story Chapel on Central Ave, across from the Asa Gray Garden (Lawn Ave circle).

Special Note for Mount Auburn Cemetery Visits

In April and May (2026), Mt Auburn Cemetery will open it’s gates at 6am. Our earliest trips in those months are scheduled to start after the gates open with at minimum enough time for you to enter and park in time for the trip.

We remind you of some basics:

  • Move away from areas where memorial and funeral services are being held and give grieving visitors space and privacy.
  • Follow all cemetery rules and regulations, particularly those concerning hours and parking.
  • Avoid touching monuments and do not use them for tables or backrests. Do not step on low lying gravestones and markers.
  • Do not bring food or drink with you. Picnicking is not permitted in most cemeteries, including Mount Auburn Cemetery.
  • Avoid gathering in large noisy groups.
  • Stay on paths to avoid trampling plantings.
  • Follow all parking rules. At Mount Auburn Cemetery this means parking entirely on the pavement; no wheels on the grass and only on roads without green lines. Do not park in the areas designated for funeral business only, such as the visitor lot at Mount Auburn.

Field Trips / Events at this location

Today

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery (on BBC Big Day)

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    This is BBC's Big Day (and Cornell's Global Big Day). Start your lists early at Mt Auburn with Jared's expert eyes and ears! Don't forget to share you lists on May 9 with ebird account BBCBigDay. Note: 2 walks this morning, second at 9am with Ibrahim is also listed on our calendar https://www.brooklinebirdclub.org/tripevent/mount-auburn-cemetery-110/

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery (BBC Big Day)

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Second of two walks this morning. Also, BBC Big Day. Try to find a lot of species on May 9 and share with ebird account BBCBigDay!

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

  • Mount Auburn Cemetery

    Mount Auburn Cemetery 536 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, United States

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