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The tombstone found at St. Paul's Cathedral, carved in the classic Ringerike style.
London, England

Viking Tombstone

This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.
Couples at dance marathon in Washington, DC, in 1924.
world record

The Grim, Depression-Era Origins of Dance Marathons

The common fundraising events known as walkathons started as an exploitative entertainment craze.
Katie Thornton February 8, 2019
Chester Village Cemetery.
Chester, New Hampshire

Chester Village Cemetery

The gravestones in this historic cemetery are carved with mysterious faces.
Carson's grave stone.
Atlanta, Georgia

Grave of Fiddlin' John Carson

The first singer to cut a country music record is buried in a small graveyard in Atlanta, Georgia.
The pathway connecting Saint-Malo to Grand Bé.
Saint-Malo, France

Grand Bé

On this romantic tidal island reachable only at low tide the tomb of a famous French writer overlooks the sea.
Stockholm, Sweden

The Grave of Morgan

A simple stone remembers one of the most menacing horses in the Swedish military.
State Hospital Memorial Marker For Traverse Colantha Walker.
Traverse City, Michigan

Traverse Colantha Walker's Grave

The world champion cow is buried within a historic old asylum.
Resurrectionist.
Stirling, Scotland

Grave Robbing Headstone

A grave marker depicting a body snatching tableau on a 19th-century tombstone.
The memorial.
Hanover, Germany

The Victims of Fritz Haarmann Memorial

The mass grave of the 27 victims of the "Vampire of Hanover."
Tomb of William Walker.
Trujillo, Honduras

Grave of Filibuster William Walker

Fenced off in a garden cemetery in Honduras lies the grave of the most notorious American filibuster.
Grave of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
Florence, Italy

The English Cemetery

Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.
Marble Memento Mori.
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, Netherlands

Beth Haim Cemetery

A Portuguese Jewish cemetery filled with stunning grave monuments that date back to 1614.
cemeteries

The True Story Behind America's Most 'Metal' Cemetery

Metallic gravestones, as it turns out, don't age well.
Lizzie Philip December 12, 2018
A Columbarios Roman burial ground funerary inhumation exhibition pictured in Merida, Extremadura, Spain.
gravestones

The Ancient Roman Libation Tubes That Connected the Living to the Dead

Families poured offerings through vessels directly installed into graves.
Teresa Bitler October 31, 2018
<em>The Kiss of Death</em>, designed by Joan Fonternat and carved by Jaume Barba in 1930, in Barcelona’s Poblenau Cemetery. It marks the grave of textile manufacturer Josep Llaudet Soler.
cemeteries

In Search of Cemeteries Alive With Beauty, Art, and History

These resting places celebrate life.
Anika Burgess October 31, 2018
Some of the fine funeral-related offerings from Sears.
gravestones

Sears Once Offered Mail-Order Tombstones

Its beloved catalogue had a good run.
Evan Nicole Brown October 30, 2018
Rex the Wonder Dog's grave.
pet cemeteries

The Final Resting Places of 7 Famous Dogs

Man's best friend in life and death.
Meg Neal October 30, 2018
Houdini's Grave.
gravestones

4 Grave Secrets From New York's Past

In the spirit of Halloween, consider a tour of graveyards, memorials, and other places in touch with the afterlife.
Sarah Laskow October 30, 2018