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Cemeteries

Catarman, Philippines

Sunken Cemetery

A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.

Los Angeles, California

Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.

Robertson's Fantastic Phantasmagoria, An 18th Century Spectacle of Horror

Allison Meier May 9, 2013

Society Adventures: Hidden Cemeteries of Lower Manhattan

Allison Meier May 1, 2013

The Black Angel

Iowa City, Iowa

The Black Angel of Oakland Cemetery

A mysteriously dark cemetery monument fuels stories and legends galore.

Appleton, Wisconsin

Kate Blood Gravestone

This solitary gravestone is separated from the rest in Appleton, explaining why local legends continue to surround it.

Wiliam Hayes Perry, the first president of LADWP and lumber baron

Society Adventures: Evergreen Memorial Cemetery & Crematory: A Journey into LA's Past

Matthew Blitz March 19, 2013

Bayside Cemetery

Queens, New York

Bayside Cemetery

One of the oldest Jewish cemeteries in the city, it is now overgrown with an urban forest.

Mortsafe at Greyfriars Cemetery

Edinburgh, Scotland

Greyfriars Cemetery Mortsafes

Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Milltown Cemetery

An Irish cemetery filled with victims of political strife and violent conflict, including the grave of Bobby Sands.

London, England

Nunhead Cemetery

A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."

Society Adventures: The Awful Dead of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery

Allison Meier February 26, 2013

Chicago, Illinois

‘Eternal Silence’

A haunting statue called "Eternal Silence" has quite the reputation among visitors with active imaginations.

Georges Spencer Millet's Grave

Morbid Monday : Kissed to Death

Laetitia Barbier February 18, 2013

London, England

Abney Park Cemetery

A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.

London, England

Brompton Cemetery

The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.

Friday Harbor, Washington

Afterglow Vista

This family mausoleum is steeped in symbolism and looks more like a fantasy location than a grave.

London, England

West Norwood Cemetery

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.