There is no shortage of spooky graveyards in America, especially in the South and, it seems, when it comes to...
Catacombs, Graves and Cemeteries
Founded in 1565, St. Augustine, Florida is the oldest continuously-occupied city in America. Since antiquity and all the way to...
The frieze inscription on the Krematorium Sihlfeld, one of the oldest crematories in Switzerland, reads: "Flamme, löse das Vergängliche auf....
The interesting headstones and epitaphs in Mississippi's Natchez City Cemetery teach visitors about the area's pioneering families. The cemetery was...
It sounds a bit unusual to consider a cemetery a major must-see, but once you glimpse the beauty of the...
Natchez City Cemetery sits on the banks of the Mississippi River, with white tombstones neatly arranged on the green grass...
Early polar exploration was a lonely adventure, where sailors would be stuck on their ships for months, subsisting on barely...
Skogskyrkogården's history begins at the beginning of the 1900s, when Stockholm's cemeteries were insufficient. In 1912 Stockholm City Council acquired...
Mouth Cemetery in White River Township, Michigan was established in 1851, even though it is believed that an unknown number...
We are in the Ballymurphy area of Belfast, Ireland. Milltown cemetery is a sprawling graveyard full of history, conflict and...
Rosalia Lombardo was born on December 13, 1918 in Palermo, in Sicily region in Southern Italy. At the tender age...
The huge Palisades Mall is among the largest “mega malls” in the United States. The vast concrete complex was opened...
The sense of ancient mystery enshrouding the old walled cemetery in south Belfast has long fascinated historians and local people...
The Lee Chapel was a Methodist Episcopalian church that sat at the intersection of the former Pohick Road and Mill...
In 1756, when there were only 59 residents in New Boston, New Hampshire, a committee was appointed "to fix a...
There's a remote, lonely dirt road outside of the university town of Huntsville, that for years has had the reputation...
The Silver City Cemetery looks as if it were pulled directly from a Western movie: worn headstones, scraggly trees, and...
Lugnano in Teverina is a small village, located in the region of central Italy Umbria, surrounded by green hills that...
At Graceland Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois, a statue stands out among the tombstones, protected behind glass. But this statue, as...
Everybody loves a good horror story, even if it's about cannibals. If Udre Udre doesn’t enjoy the same popularity as...
A short distance from Paris is the Orthodox Cemetery Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois, which houses many Orthodox Russians who died and were buried...
Among modern Key West’s greatest characteristics is its inclusiveness. During the Civil War, Key West remained in the United States...
Lakeview Cemetery near Cleveland, Ohio, contains over 100,000 graves, including those of presidents and business moguls. President James A. Garfield...
We are in Vienna. Many tourists who come to the Austrian capital visit the Zentralfriedhof, the Central Cemetery, which is...
The Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques, translated as the Cemetery of the Dogs and other Domestic Animals, in...
In Vienna city center, the dark and imposing St. Stephen’s Cathedral (Stephansdom in German) draws thousands of tourists to gaze...
The Fontanelle cemetery is a place of worship located in in a cave in the tuff hillside in the Materdei...
We are in Guadalajara, the capital and center of commerce of Mexico’s state of Jalisco. Panteón de Belen, known also...
When you wander among the ivy-clad graves that speckle this Victorian-era graveyard hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam, thoughts of...
In north London, England, in the old suburb of Highgate lies the homonymous cemetery. Here are approximately 170,000 people buried...
