My top ten cemeteries were chosen based on abundant symbolism and variety. I especially like the old, slate tombstones as well as intricate white marble that show a carver’s expertise. Click on the links to see my top ten photos for each cemetery:

Bonaventure and Laurel Grove Cemeteries (tie), Savannah, Georgia

Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Church Street Graveyard, Mobile, Alabama

Greensboro Cemetery, Hale County, Alabama

King’s Chapel Cemetery and the Granary (Tie), Boston, Massachusetts

Magnolia Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama

Mesopotamia Cemetery, Eutaw, Alabama

Old Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama

Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan

Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York

Runners Up:

Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA

Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC

Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, IL

Homewood Cemetery, Pittburgh, PA

Key West Cemetery, Key West, Florida

Lakeview Cemetery, Cleveland, OH

Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, LA

Newport Cemetery, Rhode Island

Old Aberdeen, Mississippi

Richmond Cemetery, Richmond, KY

Spring Grove, Cincinnati, OH