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Bartow, Florida

Grave of 'America's Oldest Man'

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?
A statue of da Vinci in Amboise, France, where his remains are presumed to lie.
museums

This Lock of Hair Could Tell Us Where da Vinci Is Buried

The location of his remains is in dispute.
Matthew Taub May 1, 2019
The inscription on Philibert Aspairt's grave.
Paris, France

Grave of Philibert Aspairt

The tombstone of an unfortunate explorer who disappeared in the Paris Catacombs.
Wheeling, West Virginia

Sweeney Punch Bowl

The largest piece of cut lead crystal adorned a grave for 75 years and is now the shining star of a glass museum.
Likeness of Bob Hope in his memorial garden.
Los Angeles, California

Bob Hope Grave and Memorial Garden

The final resting place of one of Hollywood’s most prolific and talented actors is on the grounds of a California Mission.
Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester Common Burial Ground

A grave surprise in the downtown area of New England's second-largest city.
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How to Dig a Grave

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Zwangendaba's Grave.
Nteko, Zambia

Zwangendaba's Gravesite

A Zulu warrior is buried far from home, near the very northern border of Zambia.
General view of the cemetery.
Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Mission Creek Cemetery

The final resting place of a prominent Chippewa chief and several Native American children.
The flip side of Robert Crawford Jr.’s recently reused grave.
cemeteries

Are Double-Sided Graves the Solution to London's Burial Crisis?

Toward a new definition of eternity.
Katie Thornton April 19, 2019
One woman was buried with her feet removed and placed by her side, and her arms behind her head.
relics

Found: Mysterious Ritual Burials From the Iron Age

Ancient Britons had a complicated relationship with the dead.
Jonathan Carey April 16, 2019
Archduke Stefan's grave in St. Wenceslaus Cemetery.
Suttons Bay, Michigan

The Archduke of Austria's Michigan Grave

Where else would you expect to find the gravesite of European royalty than the windswept dunes of rural Northern Michigan?
Johnny Ringo's grave.
Dragoon, Arizona

Grave of Johnny Ringo

The remote resting place of a notorious Wild West outlaw whose death is shrouded in mystery.
Memorial to Henry West.
Reading, England

Henry West's Grave

The wooden grave marker of a railroad worker who died in a freak whirlwind.
Paris, France

Georges Méliès's Grave

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."
El Campo Santo Cemetery.
San Diego, California

El Campo Santo Cemetery

This historic graveyard was partially paved over to create a streetcar line.
"Tjelvar's Grave" stone ship burial site.
Boge, Sweden

Tjelvar's Grave

A Bronze Age stone ship said to be the grave of the mythical founder of Gotland.
The current tombstone was placed there by Dorothy Bruce and her 1966-67 Jefferson Junior High School students.
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

The Prophet of Oak Ridge's Grave

John Hendrix predicted the creation of the "Secret City" built as part of the Manhattan Project.