点评:Since 1871, Glenwood Cemetery has become an outdoor history museum in an arboretum! Enter the gates and marvel at the stunning, meticulously planted and trimmed grounds containing so much Houston and Texas history. Beautiful monuments and memorials with numerous historical plaques scattered throughout the cemetery surrounded by massive oak trees and flowers.
Extensive 19th-century statuary and Victorian-era monuments, including prominent historical figures.
Panoramic views of the downtown Houston skyline top it off!
Don’t miss the famous Cemetery Oak, a 130 year old massive live oak. It stands 64 feet tall with a trunk "wide as a Volkswagen" and branches that reach 100’s of feet around numerous headstones and monuments.
Over 88 acres, it’s the perfect place to walk and explore the history.
翻译:自1871年以来,格伦伍德公墓已成为一座植物园中的露天历史博物馆!步入大门,您将惊叹于这片精心栽种、修剪整齐的优美土地,它承载着休斯顿乃至整个德克萨斯州的悠久历史。美丽的纪念碑和纪念馆,以及众多历史铭牌,散落在公墓各处,周围环绕着参天橡树和鲜花。
这里还有大量19世纪的雕像和维多利亚时代的纪念碑,其中包括一些著名的历史人物。
休斯顿市中心的天际线全景更是锦上添花!
千万不要错过著名的公墓橡树,这是一棵树龄130年的巨型活橡树。它高达64英尺,树干粗壮如“一辆大众汽车”,枝繁叶茂,环绕着众多墓碑和纪念碑,可达数百英尺。
公墓占地88英亩,是漫步探索历史的理想之地。