Durango, Mexico
Benigno Montoya Funerary Art
A historic cemetery doubles as a museum containing hundreds of unique tombs sculpted by a single artist.
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Durango, Mexico
A historic cemetery doubles as a museum containing hundreds of unique tombs sculpted by a single artist.
Guanajuato, Mexico
Mexico's astounding mummy museum with "the world's smallest mummy."
Mexico City, Mexico
This French cemetery houses some of the most exquisite examples of funerary art in Mexico City.
Mexico City, Mexico
The burial place of some of Mexico's most prominent residents is full of macabre stories and hidden masonic symbols.
Spokane, Washington
Local legend has it that an old, decaying staircase outside this cemetery is haunted by dozens of ghosts.
Chichicastenango, Guatemala
One of the world’s most colorful cemeteries, where each pigment is symbolic.
Denver, Colorado
The oldest operating cemetery in Denver is the eternal home of some of the Centennial State's most famous residents.
Zawya Sultan Basha, Egypt
An endless sea of white conical domes.
Austin, Texas
A high-octane shrine to the greatest Texans who ever lived.
Bogotá, Colombia
Storied crypts fill the most famous cemetery in Colombia.
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
An island graveyard with spectacular views of the Caribbean.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This "second" cemetery represents New Orleans' attempt to keep cholera at bay.
Kansas City, Kansas
This sacred space and gathering spot for the Wyandot Nation has been the surrounded by controversy and confusion.
Cienfuegos, Cuba
A cemetery full of exquisite statuary, including a monument to a woman some say died of a broken heart.
Key West, Florida
The island residents are known for taking their quirky sense of humor with them to the grave.
Memphis, Tennessee
Mass graves and Victorian monuments mark the history of Memphis in this 19th century cemetery.
Kaleüçağız Köyü, Turkey
A mysterious ancient cemetery with Roman sarcophagi and Lycian inscriptions.
Cherokee, Alabama
A cemetery for only coon hounds in northwest Alabama.
St. Louis, Missouri
The first rural cemetery west of the Mississippi is home to the elaborate tombs of St. Louis' local beer barons.
Mayfield, Kentucky
Everyone and everything one man ever loved and lost, now stare into the East for all eternity.
Atlanta, Georgia
The largest cemetery in the American Southeast is a hidden gem near the heart of Atlanta.
Marietta, Georgia
An elegant Georgian cemetery best known for the grave of the little girl whose murder on Christmas Day remains unsolved.
Atlanta, Georgia
Civil War soldiers, captains of industry, and paupers all interred on historic grounds.
Sparta, Tennessee
These early tent-shaped grave coverings are unique to Appalachia.