Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn grew out of the 19th-century “rural cemetery” movement that transformed graveyards from cramped and dark to sprawling and beautiful The Green-House at Green-Wood opened in April. Maike Schulz / Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery—a sprawling, hilly burial ground filled with tombstones from the 19th and 20th centuries—has long been a destination for more than the dead. Established in 1838 , the cemetery quickly gained a reputation for its beauty, drawing tourists like other New York attractions such as Niagara Falls . Today, the National Historic Landmark attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, who come to admire Green-Wood’s trees, ponds and valleys. Now, the cemetery has a “new front door,” Green-Wood president Meera Joshi tells the New York Times ’ Winnie Hu. Last week, it unveiled a visitor’s center with exhibitions, research facilities and event space.…