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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
subterranean

Soaked to the Bone: A Not-Strictly-Legal Descent into the Secret Catacombs of Paris

Melissa Lesnie June 12, 2014
society adventures

Society Adventures: A Clandestine Catacombs Affair with Philippe Petit

Megan Roberts May 9, 2014
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.
Amiens cemetery, tomb of Jules Verne.
Amiens, France

Jules Verne's Tomb

Science fiction's grandfather has a fittingly marvelous tomb.
The exterior of Saint Joseph's Oratory in Montréal, Québec (Canada).
Montreal, Québec

Oratoire St. Joseph

City law dictates that this mountaintop cathedral containing the heart of a saint is to remain the tallest building in town.
The Relics of St. Helena
Paris, France

The Relic Crypt of St. Helena at Église Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.
Grass Valley, California

Old St. Patrick's Cemetery

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Old Burial Ground

This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.
You can make out individual letters and portions of words.
San Francisco, California

Buena Vista Park Tombstones

Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
Vallejo, California

Mare Island Naval Cemetery

The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.
Permanently Closed
Aspen, Colorado

Hunter S. Thompson Shrine

“You better take care of me Lord, if you don't you're gonna have me on your hands.” ― Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Tomb of Columbus in Seville Cathedral
Seville, Spain

Tomb of Christopher Columbus

The final resting place of the great navigator, or maybe his brother.
Catarman, Philippines

Sunken Cemetery

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Castle Dog Cemetery

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.