Historic Sites/Museums 227 Grove St. New Haven, CT 06511 Main cemetery: 203-787-1443 Tours: 203-389-5403 www.grovestreetcemetery.org Photo: Kindra Clineff

A National Historic Landmark, the cemetery was established in 1796, and is the first chartered burial ground in the country. Eminent people buried there include Noah Webster, Gen. David Humphreys, Roger Sherman, Charles Goodyear, Walter Camp and Bart Giamatti. A self-guided touring map is available from the cemetery office, 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m., daily. Free one-hour walking tours sponsored by the Friends of the Grove Street Cemetery take place Saturday at 11 a.m., and the 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month at noon (May to November). Meet at the cemetery’s chapel building immediately inside the Egyptian Revival gates on Grove at High St.