Every year, millions of tourists flock to cemeteries around the globe to uncover hidden stories of their residents and admire the incredible architecture, stunning landscapes, and even wildlife in these open-air museums. In this lavishly photographic bucket list of the world's most interesting cemeteries, author Loren Rhoads, who hosts the popular Cemetery Travel blog, details the history, eye-catching monuments, and other fascinating finds that make each destination unique. Entries include unforgettable cemeteries such as the Mount Koya cemetery in Japan, where 10,000 lanterns illuminate the…mehr
Every year, millions of tourists flock to cemeteries around the globe to uncover hidden stories of their residents and admire the incredible architecture, stunning landscapes, and even wildlife in these open-air museums. In this lavishly photographic bucket list of the world's most interesting cemeteries, author Loren Rhoads, who hosts the popular Cemetery Travel blog, details the history, eye-catching monuments, and other fascinating finds that make each destination unique. Entries include unforgettable cemeteries such as the Mount Koya cemetery in Japan, where 10,000 lanterns illuminate the forest setting; Savannah's Bonaventure Cemetery which hosts gorgeous night tours of the Southern Gothic tombstones under moss-covered trees; and Il Cimitero Acattolico in Rome that is the final resting place of young poets John Keats and Percy Shelley. Whether you are a true taphophile (cemetery enthusiast) who seeks out obscure locations or a tourist who likes to incorporate not-to-be-missed cemeteries like Paris's Pere Lachaise and Arlington National Cemetery into your itinerary, 222 Cemeteries to See Before You Die is both a useful trip-planning tool and a browser's delight.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Loren Rhoads is the author of Wish You Were Here: Adventures in Cemetery Travel, Morbid Curiosity Cures and the Blues, and the editor of Death's Garden: Relationships with Cemeteries. She is the monthly cemetery columnist at Gothic Beauty and wrote about cemetery travel for almost five years at Gothic Net. She has served as a cemetery consultant for Travel & Leisure, The Weather Channel, Mental Floss, Atlas Obscura, the Horror Writers Association, the Death Salon, the Chicago Tribune, and more. Her well-trafficked blog, Cemetery Travel, details her first-hand visits. She lives in San Francisco.
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Additional locations included in this edition of the book expanded from 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die: United States Saint John’s Episcopal Church Portsmouth New Hampshire Oakland Cemetery Atlanta Georgia Woodlawn Cemetery Detroit Michigan Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis Indiana Old Scouts Veterans Cemetery White Shield North Dakota Columbia Cemetery Boulder Colorado Canada Saint Mark’s Churchyard Ontario Canada Hunt Family Cemetery Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada Central and South America and the Caribbean Museo Panteón de San Fernando Mexico City Mexico Cementerio de Disidentes Valparaíso Chile Europe Cimetière de Monaco Monaco-Ville Monaco Cimitero Monumentale di Milano Milano Italy Jüdischer Friedhof Heiliger Sand Worms Germany Eidsborg Stavkyrkje Eidsborg Norway Friedhof Lauterbrunnen Lauterbrunnen Switzerland Hietaniemen Hautausmaa Helsinki Finland Sighişoara Saxon Cemetery Transylvania Romania Pokopališče Žale Ljubljana Slovenia Africa Pirate Cemetery of Saint-Pierre Nosy Boraha Madagascar Asia The Sunken Cemetery Camiguin Island Philippines Australia and Oceania Saint John’s Cemetery Parramatta New South Wales Australia Karori Cemetery Wellington New Zealand Grave of Robert Louis Stevenson Upolu Samoa
Additional locations included in this edition of the book expanded from 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die: United States Saint John’s Episcopal Church Portsmouth New Hampshire Oakland Cemetery Atlanta Georgia Woodlawn Cemetery Detroit Michigan Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis Indiana Old Scouts Veterans Cemetery White Shield North Dakota Columbia Cemetery Boulder Colorado Canada Saint Mark’s Churchyard Ontario Canada Hunt Family Cemetery Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada Central and South America and the Caribbean Museo Panteón de San Fernando Mexico City Mexico Cementerio de Disidentes Valparaíso Chile Europe Cimetière de Monaco Monaco-Ville Monaco Cimitero Monumentale di Milano Milano Italy Jüdischer Friedhof Heiliger Sand Worms Germany Eidsborg Stavkyrkje Eidsborg Norway Friedhof Lauterbrunnen Lauterbrunnen Switzerland Hietaniemen Hautausmaa Helsinki Finland Sighişoara Saxon Cemetery Transylvania Romania Pokopališče Žale Ljubljana Slovenia Africa Pirate Cemetery of Saint-Pierre Nosy Boraha Madagascar Asia The Sunken Cemetery Camiguin Island Philippines Australia and Oceania Saint John’s Cemetery Parramatta New South Wales Australia Karori Cemetery Wellington New Zealand Grave of Robert Louis Stevenson Upolu Samoa
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