Graves

A carved grave marker from the 2nd century is mounted in the alcove wall of this Bavarian church.

Wedged between two sets of row houses is an awkwardly located family graveyard.

Over 200 people were buried here with only a small stone to mark their final resting place.

The tombstone of the founder of the lost town of Ogletown is now stuck inside a traffic median.

The cemetery was built for the Spanish colonial elite, but its most famous residents were all buried in unmarked graves.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

The beloved fantasy novelist is buried near a church containing a whimsical etched glass window full of Narnia favorites.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

The final resting place of a celebrated First Nations man who traveled through England with a snake oil salesman.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

A field filled with carved medieval tombstones called stećak.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

America's first serial killer rests in anonymity.

This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.

Hundreds of boat-shaped headstones fill this graveyard as part of a centuries-old custom with mysterious origins.

This graveyard contains markers and monuments dedicated to some of the darkest chapters in Washington's history.