Cemeteries in New York State

Every spring brings a colorful tribute to this wizardly actor's most famous role.

A burial ground restored by a determined Boy Scout, where fragments of America’s early history rest beneath weathered stones.

It's common to find the famous science communicator's grave adorned with pale blue marbles.

The Father of the Erie Canal has a magnificent grave marker that redefines the term "final resting place."

This cemetery holds the remains of an accused witch and the man that ensured her freedom.

It is one of the few places in Rochester that has both Union and Confederate soldiers buried and honored.

How did a historical Black burial ground become a Staten Island strip mall?

A small window was installed in this gravestone to honor a young boy's dying wish.

What was once a vast naval cemetery is now home to nesting birds and pollinating bees.

The final resting place of a former Dodgers and Mets player can be found in central Brooklyn, in the first diocesan cemetery for Catholics in the borough.

The Brigadier General was so afraid of being buried alive that he had a buzzer installed in his mausoleum, just in case he woke up.

The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.

This controversial statue has migrated twice in its life.

The final resting place of President Chester A. Arthur and hundreds of others from Revolutionary War soldiers to poets, politicians, and painters.

The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."

Known by nicknames like the "Jersey Jumper" and the "Daring Yankee," Patch was the first famous daredevil in the United States.