Graves in Texas

A self-proclaimed infidel who had no hope of heaven nor fear of hell, Towell was free of superstition.

Cemetery officials are finally seeing that the Father of Texas Blues’ grave is kept clean.

Fans are known to leave tributes to these two brothers, both heavy-metal legends.

A forgotten 1800s burial vault hides in plain sight beneath a busy downtown Houston bridge.

One of the 20th century’s most famous businessmen is buried in Houston’s most prestigious cemetery.

Wander among the gravestones in this historic border town.

The final resting place of a baseball legend who was better known for his behavior off the field.

In 1977, wealthy socialite Sandra West was buried wearing an elegant white nightdress while reclining comfortably in her powder-blue 1964 Ferrari.

Victims of the Webster Massacre are buried here in a mass grave.

The final resting place of infamous outlaw Clyde and Marvin Barrow.

A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.

Two small markers remember the Alamo's feline protectors.

Of course the grave of JFK's assassin is surrounded by conspiracy theories.

Inmates dig the graves at the largest prison cemetery in the U.S., the final resting place of both cowboys and Indians.

This one-woman cemetery was a small civil rights victory.

A peg-legged tightrope walker did not reveal his name as he was dying, and so he was buried as “Rope Walker."