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Two foam-green crypts with planters.

Panteón General (General Cemetery)

This graveyard boasts a medley of diverse and imaginative funeral architecture.

A book-and-skull, <em>memento-mori</em> cake.

These Made-to-Order Cakes Look Like Beautiful Nightmares

Meet English baker 'Annabel Lecter.'

Eric J. Wallace July 9, 2019

"These are my mountains, and I have come home."

Glencoe, Scotland

Ralston Cairn

Nestled atop a wind-swept crag in the Scottish Highlands is a lonely memorial to a beloved hiker.

The grave of Florence Irene Ford.

Natchez, Mississippi

Grave of Florence Irene Ford

Florence’s mother built a stairway down to her daughter’s coffin so she could comfort her during storms.

Hindu burning ghats along the banks of the sacred Ganges River in Varanasi.

Varanasi, India

Cremation Ghats of Varanasi

Many Hindus make the long pilgrimage to this holy city to have their remains burned on the banks of the Ganges River.

The Stone Church.

Camuy, Puerto Rico

Iglesia Cristiana Avivamiento La Piedra (The Stone Church)

This memorial to a family's dead son has survived a century of hurricanes and earthquakes.

Engraving workshop at the museum

Aguascalientes, Mexico

Museo José Guadalupe Posada

A museum dedicated to the famous Mexican illustrator's iconic calaveras.

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An Ancient Cemetery, Resurrected

Detail from the painting.

Tallinn, Estonia

St Nicholas' Church Danse Macabre

Only a fragment of this 15th-century Dance of Death survives today.

The memorial stone and St Margaret's Church in the background.

Ratlinghope, England

Grave of the Last Sin-Eater

A quiet country churchyard holds a monument to the last known sin-eater in England.

It's believed these jars once held bodies before burial.

Found: A New Plain of Massive Stone Jars in Laos, Used to Store the Dead

The society responsible for them remains a mystery.

Jonathan Carey May 21, 2019

Malchik Monument.

'Compassion'

A monument to Malchik, a stray dog who lived in a Moscow metro station until his tragic death.

Chapel of El Rey San Pascual.

Olintepeque, Guatemala

Chapel of El Rey San Pascual

Hidden in the highlands of Guatemala, a small shrine venerates a forbidden folk saint.

The bell.

London, England

St. Sepulchre's Execution Bell

On the eve of a condemned prisoner's death, this bell rang 12 times outside their cell.

Early spring view of the Jordan River Valley from the hill.

Elmira, Michigan

Deadman's Hill

This scenic overlook commemorates the tragic death of a soon-to-be-married lumberjack.

Coffin bench.

Whitby, England

199 Steps Coffin Benches

These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.

The tree is hollow in the middle.

The End Is Near for One of Sweden's Oldest Trees

A giant oak is staring down the leafy green beyond.

Jessica Leigh Hester May 7, 2019

Road sign along Highway 80.

'Highway of Death'

This road earned its macabre nickname after hundreds of Iraqi troops died along it in 1991.