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Cemetery Tour

Within a four-hour period have a guided tour in approximately 7 - 10 cemeteries. See the rich and famous, the poor and infamous, former slaves and masters, natives, migrants, and immigrants. See impressive sculptures and the early art of Houston. We visit historic African American, Jewish, Hispanic, German, and generic cemeteries, as well as the River Oaks of the Dead. Learn about different ritual and burial traditions. Recognize any of the following names and businesses?

The Allen Brothers (Houston founders)
Charles Atherton
Blaffer family (as in the Blaffer Gallery)
Hugh Roy Cullen
Mellie and Neils Esperson
Gordon's Jewelers
George Hermann
Howard Hughes
Henry MacGregor (as in MacGregor Park)
Harris Masterson (past owner of Rienzi, the River Oaks mansion)
Glenn McCarthy (wildcatter and force behind the former Shamrock Hotel)
The Melcher family
Charles Milby
Felix Morales
James Ryan
Sakowitz
Gene Tierney, the actress
Westheimer
Weingarten's Grocery Stores
Jack Yates

This tour can be lengthened to include as many as 15 - 20 cemeteries.