Mount Feake Cemetery was established in 1857 as the city's second cemetery, after Grove Hill Cemetery. It is one of the best-preserved garden cemeteries in the state, with many notable monuments and graves. The cemetery covers about 65 acres and has over 24,000 memorials. The cemetery is open to the public from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. 

Mount Feake Cemetery is located on the Charles River. The entrance to the cemetery is on Prospect Street where the Prospect Street bridge crosses the Charles River.