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World's spookiest cemeteries

  • <b>Highgate Cemetery<br> </b> <br> <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501822-london_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:London;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">London</a>’s famous cemetery is the final resting place of many public figures, and is designated as both a nature reserve and a point of historic interest. Also referenced in the original Dracula story, it is rumoured to have been the inspiration for the spooky setting in many versions that followed.
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    World's spookiest cemeteries

    Highgate Cemetery
    London’s famous cemetery is the final resting place of many public figures, and is designated as both a nature reserve and a point of historic interest. Also referenced in the original Dracula story, it is rumoured to have been the inspiration for the spooky setting in many versions that followed.
  • <b>Catacombs of San Callisto<br> </b><br> A visit to <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501769-rome_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:Rome;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Rome</a>'s catacombs is a must for anyone interested in the history of the city and early Catholic Church. Touring the narrow passageways, you can see where early Christians were buried, celebrated Mass, and, in some cases, were violently attacked.<br>
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    World's spookiest cemeteries

    Catacombs of San Callisto

    A visit to Rome's catacombs is a must for anyone interested in the history of the city and early Catholic Church. Touring the narrow passageways, you can see where early Christians were buried, celebrated Mass, and, in some cases, were violently attacked.
  • <b>Cimitero Monumentale<br> </b><br> This <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501766-milan_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:Italian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Italian</a> cemetery is known for its highly artistic tombs and blend of architectural styles. The renowned sculptures at Cimitero Monumentale range from beautiful to terrifying. They depict many enigmatic scenes that are open to interpretation, such as Medusa ripping an aircraft pilot out of the sky.
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    World's spookiest cemeteries

    Cimitero Monumentale

    This Italian cemetery is known for its highly artistic tombs and blend of architectural styles. The renowned sculptures at Cimitero Monumentale range from beautiful to terrifying. They depict many enigmatic scenes that are open to interpretation, such as Medusa ripping an aircraft pilot out of the sky.
  • <b>St Louis Cemetery #1<br> <br> </b>Located in <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501939-new_orleans_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:New Orleans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">New Orleans</a>, this graveyard is known for the entombment of some famous voodoo celebrants, and its above-ground graves. These were established to combat water table problems, as flooding in the cemetery led to the disturbing re-appearance of some of the departed, suddenly rising above the surface.
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    World's spookiest cemeteries

    St Louis Cemetery #1

    Located in New Orleans, this graveyard is known for the entombment of some famous voodoo celebrants, and its above-ground graves. These were established to combat water table problems, as flooding in the cemetery led to the disturbing re-appearance of some of the departed, suddenly rising above the surface.
  • <b>Camperdown</b> <b>Cemetery<br> <br> </b>This <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191502050-sydney_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:Australian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Australian</a> burial ground is associated with some famous recurring ghosts, countless supernatural tales, and even a murder. The spirits of Camperdown have been reported so many times, in such impossibly similar stories, that it is hard to question their existence, and even harder not to get chills wandering through.
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    World's spookiest cemeteries

    Camperdown Cemetery

    This Australian burial ground is associated with some famous recurring ghosts, countless supernatural tales, and even a murder. The spirits of Camperdown have been reported so many times, in such impossibly similar stories, that it is hard to question their existence, and even harder not to get chills wandering through.
  • <b>Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery<br> </b><br> Famous for its hauntings and horrors, a visit to Bachelor’s Grove takes a brave soul. This abandoned cemetery is located in a very small township near <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501928-chicago_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:Chicago;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Chicago</a>, and is well known for sightings of monks in robes and the appearance of a farmhouse that floats, shrinks, and disappears altogether.
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    Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery

    Famous for its hauntings and horrors, a visit to Bachelor’s Grove takes a brave soul. This abandoned cemetery is located in a very small township near Chicago, and is well known for sightings of monks in robes and the appearance of a farmhouse that floats, shrinks, and disappears altogether.
  • <b>Père-Lachaise Cemetery</b><br> <br> <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501740-paris_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:Paris's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Paris's</a> The Père-Lachaise Cemetery has a strange history. It was originally shunned because it had not been blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. In an effort that is both eerie and intriguing, the administrators began collecting the remains of famous public figures as a marketing strategy in 1804.
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    Père-Lachaise Cemetery

    Paris's The Père-Lachaise Cemetery has a strange history. It was originally shunned because it had not been blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. In an effort that is both eerie and intriguing, the administrators began collecting the remains of famous public figures as a marketing strategy in 1804.
  • <b>South Park Street Cemetery<br> <br> </b><a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-485442-kolkata_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:India;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">India</a>’s South Park Street Cemetery was one of the earliest non-church cemeteries in the world. It features a rich blend of Gothic and Hindu-inspired design, as well as some famous mystery inscriptions. The strikingly ambiguous “Grave 363” reads only, “a virtuous mother, died 1825”.
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    South Park Street Cemetery

    India’s South Park Street Cemetery was one of the earliest non-church cemeteries in the world. It features a rich blend of Gothic and Hindu-inspired design, as well as some famous mystery inscriptions. The strikingly ambiguous “Grave 363” reads only, “a virtuous mother, died 1825”.
<b>Highgate Cemetery<br> </b> <br> <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501822-london_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:London;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">London</a>’s famous cemetery is the final resting place of many public figures, and is designated as both a nature reserve and a point of historic interest. Also referenced in the original Dracula story, it is rumoured to have been the inspiration for the spooky setting in many versions that followed.
<b>Catacombs of San Callisto<br> </b><br> A visit to <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501769-rome_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:Rome;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Rome</a>'s catacombs is a must for anyone interested in the history of the city and early Catholic Church. Touring the narrow passageways, you can see where early Christians were buried, celebrated Mass, and, in some cases, were violently attacked.<br>
<b>Cimitero Monumentale<br> </b><br> This <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501766-milan_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:Italian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Italian</a> cemetery is known for its highly artistic tombs and blend of architectural styles. The renowned sculptures at Cimitero Monumentale range from beautiful to terrifying. They depict many enigmatic scenes that are open to interpretation, such as Medusa ripping an aircraft pilot out of the sky.
<b>St Louis Cemetery #1<br> <br> </b>Located in <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501939-new_orleans_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:New Orleans;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">New Orleans</a>, this graveyard is known for the entombment of some famous voodoo celebrants, and its above-ground graves. These were established to combat water table problems, as flooding in the cemetery led to the disturbing re-appearance of some of the departed, suddenly rising above the surface.
<b>Camperdown</b> <b>Cemetery<br> <br> </b>This <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191502050-sydney_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:Australian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Australian</a> burial ground is associated with some famous recurring ghosts, countless supernatural tales, and even a murder. The spirits of Camperdown have been reported so many times, in such impossibly similar stories, that it is hard to question their existence, and even harder not to get chills wandering through.
<b>Bachelor’s Grove Cemetery<br> </b><br> Famous for its hauntings and horrors, a visit to Bachelor’s Grove takes a brave soul. This abandoned cemetery is located in a very small township near <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501928-chicago_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:Chicago;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Chicago</a>, and is well known for sightings of monks in robes and the appearance of a farmhouse that floats, shrinks, and disappears altogether.
<b>Père-Lachaise Cemetery</b><br> <br> <a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501740-paris_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:Paris's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">Paris's</a> The Père-Lachaise Cemetery has a strange history. It was originally shunned because it had not been blessed by the Roman Catholic Church. In an effort that is both eerie and intriguing, the administrators began collecting the remains of famous public figures as a marketing strategy in 1804.
<b>South Park Street Cemetery<br> <br> </b><a href="http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-485442-kolkata_vacations-i" data-ylk="slk:India;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas" class="link ">India</a>’s South Park Street Cemetery was one of the earliest non-church cemeteries in the world. It features a rich blend of Gothic and Hindu-inspired design, as well as some famous mystery inscriptions. The strikingly ambiguous “Grave 363” reads only, “a virtuous mother, died 1825”.
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Horror films and haunted houses are fine if you like your fright imaginary. Feeling ready to meet some real spirits? We've compiled a list of the world's spookiest cemeteries -- and we dare you to visit after dark. Special thanks to Gogobot Pros Barbara Kossy, Stephen Bugno, and Travis Katz for their spooky suggestions. 

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