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Quesnel Forks, British Columbia
Quesnel Forks
A lonely cemetery holds the history of a gold mining town turned ghost town.
Defynnog, Wales
Defynnog Yew
Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.
cemeteries
Porcelain Gallbladder Found in Human Remains in Mississippi Asylum Cemetery
A rare secret was taken to the grave in an unmarked, 100-year-old burial ground.
cemeteries
Svalbard's Lonely Whaler Graves Included Burial Kits With Pieces of Distant Homes
For centuries, the cruel industry decimated entire whale species—and claimed countless human lives. Whalers arrived prepared for their own deaths.
Geneva, Illinois
Easy Chair Grave
This carved armchair marks the final resting place for two pals in the Chicago suburbs.
Warblington, England
Gravewatcher's Huts
These unassuming buildings in the tranquil churchyard of rural Warblington are in fact grave watchers’ huts.
Freetown, Sierra Leone
King Tom Commonwealth War Grave Cemetery
A seaside cemetery honors the Commonwealth soldiers and sailors that died in Sierra Leone during World War I and II.
Toronto, Ontario
RMS Empress of Ireland Monument
The Salvation Army's monument to those who lost their lives in a 1914 shipwreck near the mouth of the Saint Lawrence River.
Woodbridge, Virginia
Nash Family Cemetery
The final resting place of a prominent Black American farming family sits in the shadows of an IKEA store.
Herndon, Virginia
Laura Ratcliffe Hanna Family Cemetery
Across from a hotel parking lot, a Confederate spy rests under a large tombstone with her Union Veteran husband behind a copse of trees in a small, well-maintained cemetery.
Velha Goa, India
Old Goa Cemetery
This cemetery in Velha Goa was once the site of several historical religious buildings.
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Surprise! You Own a Long-Lost Cemetery
Families across the U.S. are finding each other through a forgotten, historically Black graveyard.
Westminster, Vermont
Grave of William French
This man's death led (indirectly) to Vermont's independence in 1777.
Windsor, Connecticut
Ephraim Huit Grave
The oldest headstone in Connecticut.
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One Man’s Fight To Save a Mental Hospital's Forgotten Cemetery
John Horne is determined to preserve the stories of those who were left behind.
Tampa, Florida
Grave of Jose Perfino
Visit the final resting place of a potential pirate at this historic burial site.
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10 Cemeteries to See Before (or After) You Die
Ponder the thin veil between worlds at these beautiful, spooky, and surprising graveyards.
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5 of Our Favorite Podcast Episodes About Wildlife in Unexpected Places
Life finds a way, from the bats that haunt and hunt in a majestic library to a bird sanctuary in one of the most dangerous places in the world.
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