Colma, California, just outside San Francisco, was founded as a necropolis in the 1920s. Today, the city is home to about 1,600 living residents.

If you think L.A.’s studios, supermarkets, and freeways are stacked with Hollywood stars, you should see its cemeteries.

Being deceased doesn't always mean resting in peace. Throughout history, there have been many bizarre instances where the dead have been dug up, exhumed for all sorts of reasons, and then placed back ...

From grave robbing to road construction, a cemetery in Richmond, Va., reveals the long pattern of Black Americans burying ...

Texas cemeteries draw visitors to the graves of legends from music to history, offering a personal connection to icons like ...

The calendar tells us that this is Friday and that tells me it's time for Ask The Maven. Today's question is from Moe Demling ...

Ancient idol fanatics’ turn up at tombs with array of items they think reflect life of famous dead person; critics say trend ...

This issue of protecting Black cemeteries first came to popular attention in 1991, when the African Burial Ground in downtown ...

American cemeteries hold more than quiet graves and peaceful memorials. For centuries, people have whispered that some ...

There is a painting at the Two Mississippi Museums by Hector Boldo. The name of the painting is Día De Los Muertos ...

Born of Victorian anxieties and ambition, these vast, atmospheric and often overgrown burial grounds are the resting places ...

If you're hoping to avoid LA's considerable number of tourist traps during your next visit, feast your eyes upon this ...