Entry No. 12 — the New York City file — filed under: haunted

Sleepy Hollow Cemetery & Old Dutch Church

The 90-acre cemetery and the adjacent circa-1685 Old Dutch Church burying ground are the real-world settings of Washington Irving's 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,' and Irving himself is buried here under a modest headstone. The old churchyard is the storied haunt of the Headless Horseman. Two-hour evening tours guide visitors through the grounds by kerosene lantern light, past industrialists like Andrew Carnegie and William Rockefeller.

The move: Take a Saturday-night lantern tour through the gravestones and stand at the Headless Horseman Bridge site after dark.

📍 Before you go About 30 miles north of Manhattan. Evening lantern tours run Saturdays roughly May through fall and book out fast in October; reserve well ahead.

• 📍 Sleepy Hollow, NY (Westchester County)
• 💸 $$
• ⚡ Up for anything
• 🌗 Indoors

Where: 540 N Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591

Hours: Added 2026-06-23 — confirm current hours before you go.

⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.

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last checked: 2026-06-23