- SKU: 9780762486021
- BARCODE: 9780762486021
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222 Cemeteries to See Before You Die - Hardcover
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by Loren Rhoads (Author)
Perfect for budding cemetery armchair travelers and serious taphophiles, this hauntingly beautiful guide to the world's most interesting and unusual cemeteries has been revised and updated to include 23 additional locations.
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.Author Biography
Loren Rhoads is the author of Wish You Were Here: Adventures in Cemetery Travel and the editor of Death's Garden Revisited: Personal Relationships with Cemeteries and Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues: True Tales of the Unsavory, Unwise, Unorthodox and Unusual. She has served as a cemetery consultant for AAA, Travel & Leisure, The Weather Channel, Mental Floss, Atlas Obscura, the Horror Writers Association, the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, and more. Her well-trafficked blog, Cemetery Travel, details her firsthand visits. She lives in San Francisco, where there are no active cemeteries.
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