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Cemeteries

Statues and headstones mark the final resting place of Denver's early pioneers.

Denver, Colorado

Riverside Cemetery

The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.

The view from the obelisk

Brooklyn, New York

Tomb of Secrets at Green-Wood Cemetery

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

How a Synagogue Caretaker Solved the Mystery of a Forgotten Graveyard

It took an anonymous complaint, Google Maps, and a box of 300 keys.

Sarah Laskow May 25, 2017

Chichicastenango, Guatemala

Chichicastenango Cemetery

One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.

Little Nadine's Doll House.

Lanett, Alabama

Little Nadine Earles Doll House Grave

Inside this small brick bungalow is a collection of toys intended for the afterlife.

The resting place of the Hilton sisters.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Hilton Sisters Grave

Conjoined twins Daisy and Violet Hilton were stars of the vaudeville circuit.

Confederate Mound.

Chicago, Illinois

Confederate Mound

The final resting place of up to 6,000 Confederate soldiers, the largest mass grave in the Western Hemisphere.

Bukit Cina, Malacca's Chinese cemetery.

Malacca, Malaysia

Bukit Cina (Chinese Hill)

The largest Chinese cemetery in the world outside of China dates back to the 15th century.

The Frenier Cemetery.

LaPlace, Louisiana

Frenier Cemetery

All that remains of this small town is its mass grave and a myth of a voodoo priestess who predicted its demise.

A historical marker at the cemetery explains that the graves are laid out in a traditional east-west orientation.

Sturrock Cemetery

A 19th century family buried their dead among the pines, beneath gravestones styled after ancient Scottish cairns.

The bright green Astroturf that surrounds the graves of Hank Williams and his wife Audrey.

Montgomery, Alabama

Hank Williams's Gravesite

The country music legend's grave is surrounded by Astroturf because fans kept plucking out the grass.

Grave marker of Able Seacat Simon

London, England

Ilford Animal Cemetery

3,000 family pets and military animals are buried in this London graveyard.

Alan Freed memorial at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland.

Cleveland, Ohio

Grave of Alan Freed

A jukebox headstone marks the grave of the Cleveland disc jockey credited with coining the term “rock 'n' roll."

Pollock and Krasner's graves.

East Hampton, New York

Green River Cemetery

This backwater graveyard in the Hamptons became a trendy burial spot and posthumous status symbol for famous artists.

Contractors help unearth a coffin at the 218 Arch Street construction site in Philadelphia.

What Do You Do With Hundreds of Unearthed Human Bones?

When a Philadelphia construction company dug up an old cemetery, local archaeologists stepped in to help—because there was no one else.

Cara Giaimo April 12, 2017

José Alfredo Jiménez's mausoleum in Dolores Hidalgo.

Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico

Mausoleum of José Alfredo Jiménez

A tomb in the shape of a traditional Mexican hat and shawl for the father of modern rancheras.

Douglas's marker in Cedar Hill Cemetery

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Grave of Douglas the Confederate Camel

The final resting place of the camel who served with the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

Rouge and lipstick are not uncommon to find on Jizo statues.

Japan's Colorful Gravestone Decorations Protect the Souls of Lost Children

Statues of a Buddhist divinity are dressed up to ease the journey into the afterlife.

Wil Kuan April 6, 2017