The 8 Most Unique Cemeteries in the World (2 of 5)

2. Highgate Cemetery, London, UK

If you want to kill two birds with one stone and visit the final resting place of the pioneer of communist thought and the popstar who sang “Wake Me Up Before You Go Go,” head out to Highgate and lay some flowers at the graves of Karl Marx and George Michael. Architecturally speaking, this cemetery with its stunning rows of mausoleums is like something you might see from a Tim Burton movie set in the Victorian Era. Nature is being allowed to reclaim the older parts of the cemetery, turning it into a lush, green jungle. 

3. Skogskyrkogården, Stockholm, Sweden

It’s not often that a cemetery makes it onto the UNESCO World Heritage list, and it is even more rare that a site developed in the 20th century would do so. But with its enchanted woodlands and gentle rolling hills, it comes as no surprise that Skogskyrkogården would receive this prestigious honor. When it was designed in 1917, the goal was to move away from the neatly trimmed hedgerows and straight paths and instead take full advantage of the natural landscape. It has become a model that other modern cemeteries have adopted as well.