THE DARKER SIDE OF FOREST HILL CEMETERY
Explore the darker side of Madison’s history on this two-hour, spine-tingling walk through Forest Hill Cemetery — the city’s oldest burial ground filled with chilling tales of murders, eerie deaths, missing persons, and lingering spirits. This isn’t your typical historical stroll: you’ll uncover haunting stories and unsettling secrets hidden among the tombstones and monuments that most people walk right past without ever knowing their unsettling pasts. Designed for adventurous adults and lovers of the supernatural, this tour dives deep into the shadows where the past refuses to stay buried. Due to the darker content, this experience is reserved for those 18 and older.
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2 hr
35 US dollars
IMPORTANT TOUR INFORMATION
Booking & Weather:
All tours are nonrefundable. Please confirm your date and time before booking. If we cancel, a full refund will be issued. Tours run rain or shine unless hazardous weather occurs. Guests will be notified approximately one hour before departure if conditions change.
Meeting Location & Arrival:
Meet by the Charnel House across from Caitlin Chapel inside Forest Hill Cemetery. Please arrive 10 minutes early to check in.
Parking:
There is limited parking available behind the Mausoleum. You’ll see it on your left after entering the cemetery, just past our meeting spot between the the Charnel House and Caitlin Chapel.
If those spaces are full, please do not park elsewhere within the cemetery. Additional parking is available on the street near the entrance on Speedway Road. These are the only approved parking areas for our tours, so we kindly ask that you do not park in other areas of the cemetery.
Tour Details:
This tour lasts about two hours and covers approximately 2–3 miles of easy to moderate walking, including grass and potentially muddy areas.
Age & Safety:This tour contains darker content and adult themes and is strictly for guests 18 and older. Guests under 18 will not be admitted. Participants are responsible for their own safety.
All of our tours — including creatively customized experiences — are available for private hire, corporate events, and special occasions. Please contact us directly for details.
Forest Hill is more than a resting place — it’s a tapestry of Madison’s past, etched in stone and soil. Walk with us through shadows and silence as we uncover tales of murder, chaos, and intrigue. Prepare to be shocked by the haunting stories that have remained buried… until now.
Listen closely to the haunting tales of Madison’s elite. Their encounters with mortality were anything but ordinary, shaped by unique customs and private rituals. What strange practices did they embrace in hopes of lingering beyond the grave? Each story reveals a complex relationship with fate, shrouded in mystery and emotion.
Unusual and captivating funerary art, carved from marble and granite, stands watch over the resting places of Madison’s elite. Each monument holds stories within its stone — revealing hidden meanings, forgotten intentions, and secrets concealed in plain sight, waiting for those brave enough to look closer.