How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?

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.

The plague quarantine island home to the alleged "Vampire of Venice."

The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.

The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.

The largest portal tomb in Europe has a capstone weighing around 150 tons.

Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.

The humble tomb of an Argentine general, hand-built by his son using stones brought down from the Andes.

A Neolithic tomb hidden among a spectacular boulder-strewn stretch of coast.

A network of ancient Egyptian tombs built into the cliff face along the Nile.

Tombstones and enigmatic inscriptions hide within a vault beneath a popular London arts venue.

The Scottish Reformation leader's grave was paved over and is now a parking lot.

This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.

The final resting place of the "father of special effects."

This enormous, elaborate tomb looks oddly out of place next to a suburban Edinburgh bowling club.

Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.

Inside this church, a monument honors the first burial site of the famed philosopher.

The composer known as the "Swedish Mozart" arranged to be buried in an unusual spot.

Visitors to this park are welcomed by an ancient Japanese megalithic tomb that dates back to the sixth century.

This site contains overlapping ancient graveyards that existed about 1,000 years apart.

A shrine dedicated to a 10th-century samurai emperor, whose head is not buried on site (contrary to popular belief).

Buried upright and facing the sea, James Chaine transformed the town of Larne.

The last king of Poland was interred in this church nearly 200 years after his death.

This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.