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T. H. White’s Grave
Athens, Greece

T. H. White’s Grave

The burial place of one the greatest Arthurian authors, with the sword in the (grave)stone.
A gnarly yes tree
Defynnog, Wales

Defynnog Yew

Estimated to be more than 5,000 years old, this yew may be Britain’s oldest.
The hardened organ was found in a grave of a mental asylum cemetery.
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Porcelain Gallbladder Found in Human Remains in Mississippi Asylum Cemetery

A rare secret was taken to the grave in an unmarked, 100-year-old burial ground.
Hannah Seo April 24, 2024
Remains of whalers' wooden coffins and gravestones at Smeerenburg, in the northwest region of the Svalbard Archipelago.
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Svalbard's Lonely Whaler Graves Included Burial Kits With Pieces of Distant Homes

For centuries, the cruel industry decimated entire whale species—and claimed countless human lives. Whalers arrived prepared for their own deaths.
Nicky Nielsen April 17, 2024
Warnford, England

Grave of George Lewis

This gravestone tells the tragic tale of its occupant's death.
Warblington, England

Gravewatcher's Huts

These unassuming buildings in the tranquil churchyard of rural Warblington are in fact grave watchers’ huts.
The Easter egg tree custom, pictured here in Saalfeld, Germany, has gained some ground in the United States.
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7 Unexpected Easter Traditions

Why hide eggs when you can hang them on a tree?
April White March 22, 2024
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Surprise! You Own a Long-Lost Cemetery

Families across the U.S. are finding each other through a forgotten, historically Black graveyard.
Sheeka Sanahori February 28, 2024
Westminster, Vermont

Grave of William French

This man's death led (indirectly) to Vermont's independence in 1777.
London, England

'The Wisdom of Solomon' Stone Pyramid

This mysterious pyramid is said to be part of a complex web of occult and Freemason symbols.
John Horne has uncovered the stories of numerous people buried in Nothern State Mental Hospital's cemetery, including this grave belonging to Jessie Comer, a 34-year-old housewife who died of uterine cancer in 1914.
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One Man’s Fight To Save a Mental Hospital's Forgotten Cemetery

John Horne is determined to preserve the stories of those who were left behind.
Bess Lovejoy February 1, 2024
Highgate Cemetery, England
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10 Cemeteries to See Before (or After) You Die

Ponder the thin veil between worlds at these beautiful, spooky, and surprising graveyards.
Atlas Obscura January 18, 2024
Isle of Skye, Scotland

Kilmuir Cemetery

An unpaid bill, a stolen stone, and a famous fashion designer rest peacefully alongside a heroine of Highlands history.
Peoria, Illinois

Springdale Cemetery

This graveyard is home to the so-called "Witch's Circle."
Sorø, Denmark

'Metaforkirkegården' ('The Cemetery of Metaphors')

A small artistic "graveyard" where clichéd expressions have been buried.
Oxnard, California

Pleasant Valley Historic Cemetery and Japanese Cemetery

Two side-by-side historic and closed cemeteries.
Wildlife biologist Serra Hoagland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, is bridging Indigenous traditions and modern methods.
science

7 Memorable Stories to Mark Native American Heritage Month

Tales of tradition, erasure, resilience, and dancing.
April White November 17, 2023
Three concrete slabs with small, destroyed remains of headstones sit behind a V-shaped tree opening.
Taos, New Mexico

The Three Brujas

Three witches are said to be buried beneath these unmarked concrete graves.