Free Walking Tour Guides
& Brochures
Original research, distilled into free guides and walking tour brochures you can carry into Alexandria’s cemeteries. Every one costs nothing — the same documented history behind our expert-led tours.
The Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex: A Self-Guided Walking Map
Thirteen historic cemeteries, 52 acres, 35,000+ stories — with eleven notable graves keyed A–K, from Washington’s rediscovered pallbearer to the Female Stranger. Explore America’s most historic cemetery complex at your own pace.
Among the Founders: Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in Alexandria
Alexandria holds one of Virginia’s largest documented concentrations of Revolutionary War patriots. This America 250 guide introduces the founding generation resting in the city’s historic burial grounds.
Rebellious Scoundrels: The Patriots of Alexandria’s Meeting House
In 1774, a Loyalist diarist dismissed Alexandria’s Presbyterians as “a set of rebellious scoundrels.” Meet them — the patriots of the Meeting House congregation and its 18th-century burial ground.
From Enslavement to Justice: How African Americans Forced Change in Alexandria
Across eight historic cemeteries, the people who fought their way from bondage to freedom — and reshaped Alexandria doing it. The companion guide to our most powerful walking tour.
The Cemetery Stories of the Lee-Fendall House
From the historic Lee-Fendall House to the graves of the families who lived there — Lees, Fendalls, and the people connected to one of Alexandria’s most storied homes.
More Guides & Maps from the Archive
- The Gravestone Stories Tour BrochureOverview of our guided tours
- The Presbyterian Cemetery & ColumbariumCemetery brochure
- The Meeting House 18th-Century Burial GroundChurchyard guide
- War of 1812 Burials in the Presbyterian CemeteryThemed guide
- Walking Tour of the Alexandria National CemeterySelf-guided tour
- Plot Map of the Presbyterian CemeteryDownloadable plot map
- Section Map of the Presbyterian CemeteryDownloadable section map
The Guides Show You Where.
The Tours Tell You Why.
Every guide on this page grew out of the research behind our expert-led walking tours. For the full stories — and the discoveries that never fit on a trifold — join us in the cemeteries.