Baltimore, Maryland
Baltimore Basilica
The design of this historic domed church was influenced by Thomas Jefferson and intended as a statement of religious freedom.
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Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Washington, D.C.
District of Columbia Center Point
A little marble compass above George Washington's (empty) tomb in the Capitol marks where D.C.'s four quadrants intersect.
Washington, D.C.
Catacombs of Washington, D.C.
Franciscan monks created a facsimile of the Holy Land for North Americans who couldn’t afford the trip overseas.
Sun Valley, Idaho
Ernest Hemingway's Grave
Despite his legacy of work in Spain, Cuba, and Florida, the larger-than-life writer's grave is a simple affair tucked in an Idaho cemetery.
Capitan, New Mexico
Smokey Bear's Grave
The final resting place of the living embodiment of the famous Forest Service symbol.
Taos, New Mexico
The Three Brujas
Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.
Lafayette, Colorado
Vampire Grave of Lafayette
According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.
Granite, Oklahoma
Comecos Cemetery
Dad jokes and wordplay abound in this comic fake cemetery.
Permanently Closed
Aurora, Texas
1890s Alien Gravesite
This small town Texas cemetery is said to be the burial site of a UFO pilot who crashed in the 1800s.
Key West, Florida
Key West Cemetery
The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.
Combs, Arkansas
False Crypts of Brashears Cemetery
There are no bodies inside these stone coffins. And there never were.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lafayette Cemetery
This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Moriarty Monument
The tallest monument in a historic New Orleans cemetery was prompted by romance and dash of pettiness.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nicolas Cage’s Pyramid Tomb
In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.
Gotha, Florida
Bob Ross's Grave
Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.
Hillside, Illinois
The Spinning Headstone
In a cemetery full of holy men, mobsters, and haunted graves, among the most remarkable graves an ordinary husband and wife's spinning headstone.
Ashmore, Illinois
St. Omer Cemetery Witch Grave
This grave in a ghost town cemetery marks the death of a witch on a day that never happened.
York, Maine
York Witch Grave
The grave of Mary Nasson is shrouded by witchy legends.
Lowell, Massachusetts
Jack Kerouac's Grave
According to legend, Bob Dylan sneaks in twice a year to eat dinner with Jack.
Louisville, Kentucky
Colonel Sanders' Grave
The grave of the iconic Kentucky Fried Chicken mascot features a bust of the man behind the goatee.
Providence, Rhode Island
H.P. Lovecraft’s Grave
Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.
Exeter, Rhode Island
Grave of Mercy Brown
The final resting place of New England's last "vampire."
Rochester, New York
Susan B. Anthony's Grave
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Interlaken, New York
Rod Serling's Grave
The final resting place for the famed creator and narrator of "The Twilight Zone."
