Burial Places

War prevented this Polish composer's body from being returned to his home country for 51 years. Though his ashes eventually made it home, his heart stayed behind.

The largest and best preserved necropolis in the Western Mediterranean.

How did a historical Black burial ground become a Staten Island strip mall?

The final resting place for many Japanese divers who tragically lost their lives in the Australian pearling industry.

An intricate network of underground tombs carved into volcanic rock.

An imposing mausoleum that houses the remains of the former Argentinian president.

The first crematorium in the Netherlands.

The site of the Andover Witch Hunts, which ended with more witch accusations and arrests than Salem.

The burial site of a murdered bishop and his alleged killers.

The oldest cemetery in Belgium.

The largest cemetery in Chile is the final resting place for more than 2 million people, from politicians to artists.

These large stone piles are ancient burial sites.

These hooded graves are the only of their kind in the United States.

This bright green structure is the final resting place of the 16th-century leader responsible for building the walls around Harar.

A section of this cemetery is dedicated to the lives lost from years of exposure to contaminated water.

Once an early Christian burial site, it's believed the location was home to around 200 gravestones.

Local history holds that a young woman, killed for a crime she did not commit, cursed this island.