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Robert Johnson's cenotaph at Mt. Zion MB Church.
Morgan City, Mississippi

Robert Johnson's Cenotaph

Contrary to popular belief, this memorial does not actually claim to mark the bluesman's grave.
Cannongate Kirkyard.
Edinburgh, Scotland

Canongate Kirkyard

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.
The gravestone.
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.
Parramatta, Australia

St. John’s Cemetery

The oldest European burial ground in Australia.
The grave of the remarkable Nancy Adams today.
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.
Sabrina Imbler November 26, 2019
The boat cemetery.
Saint-Malo, France

Quelmer Boat Graveyard

Old vessels have been transformed into artistic canvases in this unusual cemetery.
Post Mortem Chapel.
Oaxaca, Mexico

Post Mortem Chapel

The ruins of an abandoned church mingle with the graves at Oaxaca’s General Cemetery.
Alfred Nobel's Grave
Stockholm, Sweden

Alfred Nobel's Grave

The final resting place of the man whose name has become synonymous with greatness.
Savannah Memorial Park.
Rosemead, California

Savannah Memorial Park

Blink and you may miss this rustic pioneer cemetery.
An 1876 map showing Laurel Cemetery.
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The Grim History Hidden Under a Baltimore Parking Lot

After an African-American cemetery was bulldozed, families wondered what happened to the graves.
Sarah Laskow October 25, 2019
The Johnson memorial at Little Zion Church in Greenwood, Mississippi, where most sources indicate he is buried.
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The Not-So-Mysterious Missing Grave of Blues Legend Robert Johnson

The supernatural has surrounded the guitar virtuoso for decades. 
Matthew Taub October 23, 2019
Over 200 headstones made up the Red Ash Island.
Brooklyn, West Virginia

Red Ash Island Cemetery

The isolated final resting place for perished coal miners.
Tombs.
Tlacotalpan, Mexico

Municipal Cemetery of Tlacotalpan

The graveyard displays the colonial Mexican and Caribbean architectural fusion that defines this city.
Shrine to Hachikō.
Tokyo, Japan

Hachikō's Grave

People from around the world visit the shrine of Japan’s legendarily loyal dog.
Sting's grave.
Larne, Northern Ireland

Grave of Sting the Dog

A beloved pet is buried in among the many old and famous residents of a Northern Ireland cemetery.
The Viking graveyard, with the modern town of Vinjeøra and Vinje Fjord in the background.
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Found: An Elaborate Viking Graveyard at the End of a Fjord

They buried people, boats, and even a house.
Isaac Schultz October 1, 2019
Logan, Utah

'Kay's Fudge' Gravestone

Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.
St Cuthbert's Kirkyard Branch Sculpture.
Edinburgh, Scotland

St. John's Churchyard Branch Sculpture

The artwork mysteriously appeared within an Edinburgh cemetery.