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Old Burying Point Cemetery

Burying Point is the 2nd oldest cemetery in the U.S. and is home to a memorial for the 19 victims of the Salem Witch Trials.

By The Taphotourist

Footnotes I have a great love for cemeteries and the various kinds of graves around the world

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Bonaventure Cemetery

The haunting statues and Spanish moss-laden live oaks make this cemetery among the most somberly romantic in the world.

Hólavallagarður Cemetery

Eight acres of forested space provides respite from Iceland’s tundra in the heart of Reykjavík.

Yanaka Cemetery

The burial place of the last shogun still maintains a Shitamachi atomosphere in bustling Tokyo.

McHargue Cemetery

Built on Donation Land Claim land just before the wagons started rolling, McHargue is home to some of Oregon's earliest trail settlers.

Spirit Houses of Phang Nga

Locked cemeteries led me instead to explore the meaning behind the shrines that dot Thailand's roadsides. Here, a sampling from a local province.

Forest Hills Cemetery

Nestled at the foot of a mountain, Forest Hill is a tranquil resting place a world apart bustling Chattanooga.

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