Cemeteries seem like quiet, maybe a little spooky, places most people visit out of duty. However, some cemeteries are different. They are open-air museums, gorgeous parks, and history books written in stone. These are places designed for the living as much as the dead, filled with art and architecture so stunning you’ll probably forget you’re in a graveyard. They’re destinations in their own right and well worth a plane ticket. If you’re a fan of the strange and unusual, read on to discover the cemeteries worth the trip, and let us know in the comments if you ever visited any of them.
#1: Assistens Cemetery – Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen ran out of room for its dead in the 1700s, so Assistens Cemetery started as a simple overflow lot. It didn’t stay that way. Wealthy citizens in the late 18th century started choosing it, and today it’s one of the city’s most beloved green spaces. People picnic and stroll along paths shaded by two-centuries-old tress. Also, people go to pay respects to writer Hans Christian Andersen, who died in 1875, and philosopher Søren Kierkegaard.
