Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006 by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Green-wood is still an active cemetery and the final resting place for more than 560,000 people. By the early 1860s, Green-Wood developed an international reputation as a prestigious burial ground because of its beautiful art, sculptures, architecture and magnificent landscape. At that time, it attracted more than 500,000 visitors a year, second only to Niagara Falls. Crowds flocked to Green-Wood to enjoy carriage rides, picnics, architecture and the views. The popularity of Green-Wood Cemetery was influential in the creation of the urban parks movement and the development of Central and Prospect Parks. In addition to the trees, lakes, and birds, the 478-acres of land also consists of marble sculptures, granite monuments, brownstone mausoleums, cast-iron signs, and landscaped park land. Having the highest point in Brooklyn, Green-Wood can easily overlook great distances, especially over the Hudson River to see the Statue of Liberty. Besides the magnificent view, there are educational history programs available to teach visitors about the significance of the cemetery during the Civil War and American Revolution as well as photographs, documents, and artifacts that document the history of Green-Wood. Walking tours of the cemetery are very popular due to the notoriety of many of the people buried there. Some notable residents include DeWitt Clinton, Charles Ebbets, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Jean-Michel Basquiat, William Magear "Boss" Tweed, Henry Chadwick, Leonard Bernstein, Horace Greeley, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Susan Smith McKinney-Steward, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, Civil War generals, baseball legends, politicians, artists, entertainers, inventors, and even some mobsters. Green-Wood's main entrance is at Fifth Avenue and 25th Street in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn. For more details about visiting, click here.