Cemeteries

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

A lost cemetery stands forgotten on a hilltop, known only to the older residents of Pomeroy.

The scant remains of this flooded historic village can be explored in one of the most remote areas of the Great Smokies.

Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?

These abandoned vessels are destined to be reclaimed by the forest.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

A retired firefighter created this contraption so he and his family wouldn't die if accidentally buried alive.

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.

A nearly abandoned 19th-century town on the Palouse.

This early 19th-century graveyard is the final resting place of Vincent van Gogh's mother.

The gravestone of an eccentric Connecticut doctor features dinosaur tracks and a pair of fossil tree casts.

This small, rural pioneer cemetery is full of interesting grave markers.

The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.