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relics

LA's Patron Saint is a Third-Century Martyr in a Postmodern Tomb

Elizabeth Harper August 11, 2014
London, England

Highgate Cemetery

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
french revolution

Terror-Stricken in Paris: A Crypt of Bloodstains and Bones

Elizabeth Harper July 14, 2014
Brooklyn, New York

Most Holy Trinity Cemetery

A burial ground of rusting metal grave markers.
ossuaries

Brno is the New Sedlec: Europe's Most Macabre Destination Gets a Rival of 50,000 Skeletons

Elizabeth Harper June 24, 2014
society adventures

Society Adventures: Cocktails in the Crypt

Megan Roberts May 28, 2014
society adventures

Society Adventures: A Clandestine Catacombs Affair with Philippe Petit

Megan Roberts May 9, 2014
mummies

The Mummies of Mexico City

Elizabeth Harper April 23, 2014
Mound of Hostages
Meath, Ireland

Mound of the Hostages

An ancient neolithic tomb that only sees the sun twice a year.
Inside the ossuary
Marville, France

Marville Ossuary

The remains of 40,000 humans, meticulously stacked in a tiny churchyard shed.
Outside of San Francisco Monastery
Lima, Peru

Convento de San Francisco Ossuary

The mortal remains of an estimated 70,000 people lie in the basement of a monastery in Lima, Peru.
Evergreen Cemetery tour, 12/08/2018
Los Angeles, California

Evergreen Memorial Park & Crematory

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.
Metairie Cemetery gigantic tombs! Makes you feel like an ant walking amongst them!
New Orleans, Louisiana

Metairie Cemetery

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.
South Park Street Cemetery
Kolkata, India

South Park Street Cemetery

An eclectic mix of influences rot together in harmony in this India necropolis.
The Tower of Silence in Yazd
Yazd, Iran

Zoroastrian Towers of Silence

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.
The Tanis tombs.
Tanis, Egypt

Tanis

The once great capital of Egypt now crumbles forward as evocative ruins.
Saintly Weepers, possibly six of the Apostles
Kilkenny, Ireland

Jerpoint Abbey

This ancient Irish religious site is covered in ancient carvings, many of which have barely aged.
The artists grave.
Possagno, Italy

Tempio Canoviano

This artistic temple brings together multiple architecture styles, but is only an example of one.