If you’ve ever felt drawn to the quiet beauty of a cemetery, you’re not alone. There’s even a term for people like us—taphophiles—those fascinated by cemeteries, funerals, and gravestones. In …
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Some places refuse to die. Pipestone, Minnesota’s Calumet Hotel is one of them. Built in 1888 from the town’s signature Sioux quartzite, the Calumet has survived devastating fires, financial ruin, …
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On a recent trip to my hometown of Phoenix, Arizona, Matt and I stayed in of the state’s most infamous haunted hotels: The Hotel San Carlos. Located at Central and …
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I received a request to research Mouth Cemetery, and I’m not going to lie, I got a little excited because what a name for a cemetery! Turns out the name …
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While researching local haunted places to write about, I kept finding references to people being buried in the Poor Farm Cemetery in Roy, Utah. The strange part was that I’m …
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There are cemeteries, and then there’s Cimetière du Père Lachaise — 110 acres of winding paths, towering mausoleums, and history so thick you can almost hear it whispering. Père Lachaise …
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A few years ago I visited Normandy and was able to pay a visit to the Cimetière Américain de Colleville-sur-mer ( Normandy American Cemetery). I don’t usually get too emotional at cemeteries, …
Just a few feet from the Utah-Wyoming border, on the North Slope of the Uinta Mountains, lies Suicide Park. Within it sits a small, eerie burial ground — Suicide Park …
I’ve always been drawn to the cemeteries of New England. Maybe it’s because they’re some of the oldest in the country, or maybe it’s the headstone designs—skulls, cherubs, and hourglasses—that …
A Mysterious House in the Water A couple of years ago, I was driving from Ogden to the small town of Spring City, Utah. After passing through Spanish Fork Canyon …