Kumamoto, Japan
Musashizuka Park
This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.
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Kumamoto, Japan
This beautiful Japanese garden is a memorial to the samurai who literally wrote the book on business as martial art.
Warsaw, Poland
After the famous composer died in Paris, his sister snuck his heart out of the country to honor his wish that it be buried in their native country.
Morne-A-l'Eau, Guadeloupe
At first glance, little checkered structures on the hillside look like they house the living, not the dead.
Springfield, Illinois
The original vault that held the president's remains still stands, empty, not far from where he was finally buried.
Istanbul, Turkey
Have tea in a cemetery with a dazzling view of Istanbul.
La Palma, Spain
This underwater graveyard commemorates a group of murdered 16th-century missionaries.
Catarman, Philippines
A cemetery and the town it served sinks beneath the sea during the volcanic birth of Mt. Vulcan.
Carthage, Tunisia
An ancient burial ground believed to have been used for ritual sacrifice.
Venice, Italy
The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."
Logan, Utah
Kay Andrews's recipe was so good, her family immortalized it in stone.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A beautiful young girl said to have been buried alive in her coffin…
Liverpool, England
What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?
Portbou, Spain
Haunting monument to the German Jewish philosopher who died while fleeing fascism.
Dublin, Ireland
This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.
Little Dunmow, England
It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.
Sparta, Greece
Modernist design and funerary customs meet Spartan traditions in this one-of-a-kind graveyard.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
Valparaiso, Chile
This historic Chilean cemetery is the burial place of hundreds of European and American freethinkers and non-Catholics.
Kilkenny, Ireland
Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.
Lafayette, Colorado
According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.
Singapore
This royal shrine and cemetery is hidden amidst modern public housing.
Singapore
The oldest Muslim cemetery in Singapore, with a strong royal connection.
Takasaki, Japan
A trio of keyhole-shaped burial mounds restored to their ancient glory.
St Leonards, Australia
One of Sydney's oldest graveyards hides in plain sight behind a hospital.