Cemeteries

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

This magnificent mausoleum is as much a work of art as it is a historic resting place.

The final resting place of soldiers who fell during the First and Second World Wars.

In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.

This synagogue is the only place of worship for New Delhi’s small Jewish community.

The carved remains of a 200-year-old oak tree memorialize the namesake of the iconic "Wizard of Oz" character.

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

A 14-foot monument marks the resting place of two of the town's earliest residents—and one unknown soldier.

This historic complex is home to the oldest Christian grave in Kolkata, India.

A cemetery full of touching tombstones from a community of railroad workers, uranium miners, and Cold War missile launchers.

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

One of Auckland's oldest cemeteries was partially demolished during the construction of a major highway in the 1960s. 

The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.

Fragments of human bones are embedded in the walls of this quaint alley.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.