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Burial Places

The Jell Mound hinted there might be a reason to look here.

Found: A Rare Viking Boat Buried in a Flat Field

The whole place was once a monumental graveyard.

Sarah Laskow October 16, 2018

Joel Walker Sweeney gravemarker.

Appomattox, Virginia

Joel Sweeney's Grave

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

Jarman's Coffin.

Little Gaddesden, England

Jarman's Coffin

Local legend says this unusual chimney is actually a broken-hearted man's tomb.

Lieutenant Colonel "H" Jones Memorial.

Darwin, Falkland Islands

Lieutenant Colonel "H" Jones Memorial

It marks the spot where the high-ranking British officer died during the Falklands War.

Pablo Escobar's grave.

Itagüi, Colombia

Pablo Escobar's Grave

The (usually) serene burial place of the world's most notorious drug lord.

Hemel Hempstead, England

Snook's Grave

The eternal resting place of the last highwayman hanged in England.

Argentine Military Cemetery.

Falkland Islands

Argentine Military Cemetery

A hilltop collection of crosses remembering the hundreds of Argentine troops who fell during the Falklands War.

Mark Twain's headstone.

Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Grave

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

Entrance.

Acharnes, Greece

Tholos Tomb of Menidi

This beehive tomb built for royalty sat hidden for over 3,000 years.

The mausoleum of General San Martín.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mausoleum of José de San Martín

The final resting place of the liberator of Argentina is guarded around the clock by two soldiers.

Stranger's Tomb exterior.

Boston, Massachusetts

King's Chapel Crypt

A more than 260-year-old crypt built on Boston's oldest English burial ground.

The park in the fall, with Grimaldi's grave visible.

London, England

Joseph Grimaldi Park

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

Michigan War Dog Memorial.

South Lyon, Michigan

Michigan War Dog Memorial

This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.

Maud Wagner's grave.

Cedar Point, Kansas

Graves of Maud and Gus Wagner

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.

Cimetière Saint-Pierre.

Marseille, France

Cimetière Saint-Pierre

France's third-largest necropolis offers a peaceful respite from a busy port city.

Blocher Memorial.

Buffalo, New York

Blocher Memorial

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

Will Scarlet's Grave.

Blidworth, England

Will Scarlet's Grave

A mysterious medieval monument said to mark the final resting place of Robin Hood’s henchman.

Darby's Bed.

Snugborough, Ireland

Darby's Bed

A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.