Cemeteries in Florida

Named from the Spanish for “beautiful woods,” this public cemetery is spread across 29 acres of moss-draped oaks.

Visit the final resting place of a potential pirate at this historic burial site.

This Miami cemetery holds the remains of two Cuban presidents, a Nicaraguan president, and the senior Desi Arnaz. And it was once the resting place of the crown prince of Spain.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

Charlie Smith was almost certainly not 137 years old when he died, but why let that get in the way of a great story?

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

Believed to be haunted, this old cemetery is beautifully adorned with Spanish moss hanging from the trees.

Grab a slice of pizza next to the remains of the "human monkey" who ran for mayor.

Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

Neglected resting place of some of the city's early luminaries—and a woman encased in concrete.

The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.

An unusual college football tradition involves burying pieces of sod from competitors' turf, replete with tiny coffins and headstones.

The Tallahassee Airport serves over half a million passengers a year and is home to some permanent residents too.

This historic headstone is said to mark the final resting place of a doubly-dead white witch.