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Venice, Italy
Peggy Guggenheim's Grave
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
Lewis, New York
Inez Milholland's Grave
A feminist who put a pretty face on suffrage when she rode a horse through the Capitol.
Bronx, New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Grave
A monument stands to the famous suffragist who penned the declaration for women's equal rights, including the right to vote.
Watertown, Massachusetts
Julia Ward Howe's Grave
The final resting place of a suffragist author.
Quincy, Massachusetts
Abigail Adams' Grave
The nation's second-ever First Lady urged the founding fathers to "remember the ladies."
Rochester, New York
Susan B. Anthony's Grave
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Rochester, New York
Grave of George Washington's Drummer Boy
Alexander Milliner, a favorite of General Washington, is interred at Mt. Hope Cemetery along with 80 other Revolutionary War veterans.
Phoenix, Arizona
Governor Hunt's Pyramid Tomb
The unusual burial monument of Arizona's first governor.
Auvers-sur-Oise, France
Grave of Vincent and Theo van Gogh
The artist and his brother are buried in a landscape straight out of a van Gogh painting.
Duxbury, Massachusetts
Myles Standish Burial Ground
It took 275 years and four burials to finally put the Mayflower’s most famous passenger to rest.
Lexington, Mississippi
Grave of the Lady in Red
The body of an unidentified woman, visible through a glass coffin, was discovered by accident.
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27 Headstones That Defied Expectations
Consider this your burial marker mood board.
Willoughby, Ohio
The Girl in Blue
Solving a 60-year mystery finally gave a name to the young woman known only by the color of her clothes.
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The 10 Iconic Cemeteries That Made Death Beautiful
The history of the rural cemetery movement, which brought Victorians to picnic among tombstones.
Savannah, Georgia
The Bonaventure Jogger
An eerie smiling woman looms above the granite tombstones.
Brooklyn, New York
Green-Wood Cemetery
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
Los Angeles, California
Marilyn Monroe's Crypt
Her final resting place was intended to be modest and private, but the power of her popularity continues to draw visitors.
Leiden, Netherlands
Willebrord Snellius' Grave
One of the great math minds of the 17th century is underfoot in this 900 year old Dutch church.
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