Gravestones in Arlington

A memorial dedicated to the famed North Pole explorer appropriately sits at the far edge of Arlington National Cemetery.

In what is rumored to be an intentional act of spite, this memorial almost completely obscures the nearby grave of a senior officer.

Though his role as the inventor of baseball may be up for debate, fans still festoon Doubleday's grave with baseballs.

Born a slave on the Arlington estate, Parks dug the first graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and was buried there, too.

The controversial urban planner who designed Washington, D.C., was buried in Maryland, and can presently be found in Virginia.

The rogue roots are gradually consuming some of the historic marble grave markers.