Lakewood Cemetery is a non-sectarian cemetery within Minneapolis' Uptown district, spanning 250 acres. The cemetery was originally established in 1871 and is considered to be one of the United States' most beautiful cemeteries today, modeled after some of France's most beautiful rural cemeteries. More than 100,000 monuments and markers line the cemetery, along with a beautiful Byzantine-style chapel that is available for private wedding and funeral services. Notable burials at the cemetery include Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, M&M's and Mars candies entrepreneurs Forrest Mars, Sr. and Frank Clarence Mars, and John H. Pillsbury, the founder of the Pillsbury baked goods company. Free tours of the cemetery are available for groups, with several annual free special events hosted on its grounds, including a Memorial Day celebration.

Address: 3600 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408, Phone: 612-822-2171

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