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Gravestones

Hemel Hempstead, England

Snook's Grave

The eternal resting place of the last highwayman hanged in England.

Mark Twain's headstone.

Elmira, New York

Mark Twain's Grave

The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.

Smokey Bear.

Capitan, New Mexico

Smokey Bear's Grave

The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.

Maud Wagner's grave.

Cedar Point, Kansas

Graves of Maud and Gus Wagner

Homestead Cemetery hold the remains of the United States' first known professional tattoo artists.

Blocher Memorial.

Buffalo, New York

Blocher Memorial

An elaborate memorial to a man local legend says died of a broken heart.

Will Scarlet's Grave.

Blidworth, England

Will Scarlet's Grave

A mysterious medieval monument said to mark the final resting place of Robin Hood’s henchman.

Darby's Bed.

Snugborough, Ireland

Darby's Bed

A Neolithic passage tomb said to have sheltered two legendary Irish lovers.

The angel's face.

Natchez, Mississippi

'Turning Angel' Statue

This monument to the victims of a tragic explosion is said to turn and look at passing cars.

Badin, North Carolina

Graveyard Island

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

Carved grave slabs.

Saddell, Scotland

Saddell Abbey Grave Slabs

The carved medieval stones stand near the ruined abbey's parking lot.

Artists Necropolis.

Kassel, Germany

Artists Necropolis (Künstler-Nekropole)

At this cemetery, artists are invited to design their own gravestones.

The Pest House Cemetery.

Provincetown, Massachusetts

The Pest House Cemetery

A 19th-century smallpox cemetery is being reclaimed by scrub forest and sand dunes.

Harry Potter's Grave.

Harry Potter's Grave

This 1939 grave of a British soldier now receives legions of unlikely visitors.

The memorial.

New York, New York

Amiable Child Monument

One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.

Tree-shaped tombstones in Miami City Cemetery.

Why Some Gravestones Are Shaped Like Tree Stumps

When nature and secret societies get together.

Sarah Laskow July 17, 2018

Tomb of Nie Er.

Tomb of Nie Er

The memorial gravesite of the young composer of China's national anthem.

The Old Protestant Cemetery.

Old Protestant Cemetery

The final resting place of 19th-century sailors previously banned from being buried within Portuguese Macau.

Family Tree gravestone.

Lafayette, Indiana

Family Tree Gravestones

Tombstones carved to look like tree trunks are used for multiple generations of family members.