Take one (or two) of the cemetery's guided tours this month.*
5/2
LVC Rocks Tour
Joe Hannibal, curator of invertebrate paleontology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, will highlight the various stones and minerals found in Lake View's monuments and buildings during this 10 a.m. walk. Price: $15
5/10
Mother's Day Tour and Brunch
Start with a 12:30 p.m. brunch at Nighttown in Cleveland Heights before Lolly the Trolley takes you to Lake View for a tour of women who shaped Northeast Ohio. Price: $50, children under 12 $30 (includes brunch, tour and transportation)
5/16
Coppers, Mobsters and Robbers Tour
Cleveland historian Allan May details some of the notable lawmen buried at Lake View and the cases they worked during this 2 p.m. tour, which concludes at the gravesite of Eliot Ness with a food and beer pairing. Price: $35
5/17
Historic Givers and Shakers Tour
Former Western Reserve Historical Society library director Kermit Pike leads a 2 p.m. Lolly the Trolley tour of Cleveland's rich and famous. Price: $25 (includes the book John D. Rockefeller: The Cleveland Years), $15 tour only