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Appealing to my darker side, whenever I go to a new city, I typically seek out an old cemetery or two. I love the artistry of the historic headstones; mixed with the ravages of time, they provide a means of storytelling for the ages. The first two shots here are from the Granary Burying Ground in Boston. Skulls were a typical design element for tombstones.
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/cemeteries/images/granary/DSC_1674.jpg)
From Kings Chapel Burying Ground, also in Boston:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/cemeteries/images/kingschapel/DSC_1863.jpg)
Hollywood Forever may not compare in age to Boston, but it definitely controls the market on kitsch. Where else could you have a Lady in Black who delivers roses to an idol she has never met? Such is the power of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino who died all too young in 1926.
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/hollywood/images/hf/DSC_1400.jpg)
Once known as Calvary Cemetery, Pioneer Park in San Diego still has all the dead bodies buried below the ground...but all the headstones removed and dumped in a ravine, save for a handful that were deemed important by the City back in the 1970s. The select few were moved to the back of the park and re-installed so as to have more space for the park itself. Can you say Poltergeist?
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/sandiego/images/missionhills/PalmSpringsTippi_04_N12.jpg)
Springwood Cemetery in Greenville was a cool discovery for me; you just never know what creepy or sad little figures you’ll see on a headstone.
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/greenville/images/cemetery/DSC_0064.jpg)
Old Santa Rosa Chapel is another favorite; small, quaint, peaceful, and rich with history.
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/cambria/images/DSC_9547.jpg)
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans has the future resting place of Nicolas Cage:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/neworleans/images/stlouiscemetery/DSC_1338.jpg)
Most know about Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah; Laurel Grove is its lesser known counterpart:
![](https://www.davelandweb.com/savannah/images/laurelgrove/DSC_6132.jpg)
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I hope you all have a fun (yet safe!) Halloween!
See more Graveyard photos at my main website.