Graveyards

The above-ground crypts at this Catholic cemetery face north-south instead of the usual east-west.

These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.

No one is sure why this mysterious tradition started.

The burial grounds of a secret society includes fences topped with fake Tesla balls.

The painter of "The Scream" is laid to rest under a stoic bust of himself in the humble corner of an Oslo cemetery.

The cremains of those who donated their bodies to science are buried in a tiny cemetery behind the building.

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.

Famous and forgotten figures lie beneath the faded headstones and decaying planks of wood.

The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.

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

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

The graveyard holding the remains of George Washington's slaves was forgotten for nearly 200 years.

A quiet, gothic haven nestled between Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill and Point Breeze neighborhoods.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.

Nearly 100 concrete graves lie hidden just beyond the pristine waters along the coast.

This gnarled old tree supposedly sprouted from seeds kept in the pocket of a 16th-century Spanish sailor.