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Berlin, Germany
Moses Mendelssohn Memorial
The original burial place of this preeminent 18th-century Jewish philosopher was razed by the Nazis.
Little Hocking, Ohio
Route 50 Tombstone
In the middle of an abandoned stretch of old Route 50 lies a tombstone that weighs three tons.
New Boston, New Hampshire
Grave of Sevilla Jones
This young woman's tombstone names her murderer, who is buried in the same cemetery.
Burke, Virginia
Lee Chapel Cemetery
Burke’s oldest cemetery also houses the victim of the county's grisliest murder.
Glasgow, Scotland
Unmarked Grave of Pierre Emile L'Angelier
The final resting place of a poisoned lover whose death was at the center of one of Glasgow's most sensational murder trials.
Winchester, England
The Grave of Thomas Thetcher
This gravestone and its inscription inspired a movement that has spanned generations and saved countless lives.
York, England
Dick Turpin's Tombstone
The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Grave of Lieutenant John Irving
This grave marks one of few bodies retrieved from the disastrous Franklin Arctic expedition.
West Point, New York
Margaret Corbin's Grave
West Point’s only monument to a woman veteran stands above an empty grave.
Greenwood, Mississippi
Robert Johnson's Grave
After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.
Charleston, Missouri
The Queen Tombstone
This curious headstone is labeled simply as "The Queen."
Warsaw, Poland
Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery
The final resting place of more than 200,000 people, this is one of the largest cemeteries in Europe.
Sligo, Ireland
Grave of W. B. Yeats
This cemetery overlooking the Benbulben rock formation is the final resting place of one of Ireland's most beloved poets.
Villanueva de la Cañada, Spain
Cementerio del Cristo (Cemetery of Christ)
This small cemetery and its chapel are located in the middle of a traffic circle.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Grave of 'The Great Lafayette'
A magician and his beloved, pampered canine were buried together, within days of each other, due to a tragic twist of fate.
Sharon, Massachusetts
Deborah Sampson's Gravestone
She become one of the first women to serve in the United States military by secretly dressing like a man.
cemeteries
The Grave of Nancy Adams, Who Thrice Escaped Slavery, Is Now a Symbol of Freedom
It has been designated as part of the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.
Nafplio, Greece
Church of Agioi Pantes
A staircase made of gravestones leads up to this church built into a giant rock.
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