Description

Note: this tour repeats at 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm on the same day. Visit graves of legendary Golden characters on the Golden Cemetery Tour. Hear stories about their lives from storyteller and guide Ed Weising. Tours begin and end at the Golden Cemetery. Four tours are available. Pricing - tickets are $10 for museum members or $15 for non-members. Members always get a discount. Membership pays for itself with just a few programs for your family. About Golden Cemetery - the City of Golden owns and operates the Golden Cemetery. Among the historic notables buried here is George West. West, a Golden founder, started the Colorado Transcript newspaper in 1866. Additionally, Seth Lake, builder of Astor House in 1867, is buried in the Golden Cemetery. Many other pioneers and characters of the early west are at rest here.