Cemeteries

The unique funeral practices of the Toraja can be seen here with graves carved into caves and hung off cliffs.

An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.

Stripes of human ashes cover a back lawn in the most sought-after burial grounds in Paris.

Enigmatic tombs and cave dwellings on the outskirts of a rural village.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.

The naval commander’s proudest moment in battle is memorialized in this unique tomb at Arlington Cemetery.

This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.

A massive mausoleum towers over the gravestones in a 19th-century Italian "model village."

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

A memorial to a shareholder activist feared by CEOs around the United States.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

Canada's first pet cemetery is now abandoned.

Some of the earliest leaders of the Moravian congregation are buried here.

Chicago’s incendiary role in the labor movement.

All that remains of this abandoned coal town is a beautiful, haunting cemetery.