New Orleans, Louisiana
Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
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New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.
Washington, D.C.
A haunting tribute to pioneering photographer Clover Adams.
Vallejo, California
The oldest Naval cemetery on the West Coast.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.
Daly City, California
A vast city of the dead, where the deceased outnumber the living by more than a million.
Oakland, California
Julia Morgan's Moorish-Gothic labyrinth of fountains, trees, natural light and Oakland's notable dead.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This peaceful Massachusetts graveyard was one of the first "garden-style" cemeteries in America.
San Francisco, California
The oldest burial ground in the city, final resting place of city founders, Ohlone natives and murderers alike.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Paris, France
A horde of stray cats rule in this secluded Parisian cemetery under a bridge.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
San Francisco, California
This shop specializes in oddities and Victorian-inspired wonders.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Calistoga, California
This historic California cemetery holds the bodies of veterans of both the Civil War and the Donner Party.
San Francisco, California
Shoot for par over the bodies of the dead on this cemetery-cum-golf course.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Los Angeles, California
World's largest collection of serial killer artwork and other macabre exhibits.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
America's most famous museum of medical oddities is home to the remains of Albert Einstein's brain.
San Francisco, California
Forgotten and then destroyed by fire, this was once one of the largest saltwater swimming pools in the world.
San Jose, California
An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.
San Francisco, California
Gold Rush-era tombstones line the park's paths.
San Francisco, California
Visible below the waves are memorials to the city's Gold Rush dead.
San Francisco, California
This sailor's boneyard was lost under a parking lot for decades before being rediscovered.