20 spooky, spectacular cemeteries around the world

Mount of Olives Jewish Cemetery — This massive cemetery is perched on the side of the Mount of Olives and boasts magnificent views of Jerusalem.

Where: Jerusalem, Israel

Neptune Memorial Reef — Beneath the waves of Miami, this cemetery is modeled after the lost city of Atlantis. Cremated ashes (and small tokens of their memory) were mixed with cement to create the stately columns and sculptures of this manmade reef.

Where: Key Biscayne, Fla.

Greyfriars Kirkyard — Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh attracts a constant stream of visitors, day and night.

Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

Who rests there: Greyfriars Bobby, William McGonagall, “Tom Riddle”

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 — Established in 1833 on what used to be the City of Lafayette, this is the oldest cemetery in New Orleans and has even made movie appearances in “Double Jeopardy” and “Dracula 2000.” To accommodate flooding in in the area, the cemetery consists of aboveground mausoleums and marble coffins.

Where: New Orleans

Who rests there: Brig. Gen. Harry T. Hays, Anne Rice’s fictional Mayfair Witches and fictional vampire Lestat from “Interview With a Vampire”

Graceland Cemetery — This North Side cemetery stretches 121 acres and is the resting place of many famous Chicagoans.

Where: Chicago

Who rests there: William Hulbert (former owner of the Chicago White Stockings), Ernie Banks (Cubs player), Jack Johnson (first African-American world heavyweight champion), Jesse Owens (Olympic champion), Doug Buffone (Bears player), William Deering (founder of Deering Harvester Co.) and Marshall Field.

Hollywood Forever Cemetery — The Los Angeles locale is more than a cemetery, it also hosts concerts and movie screenings.

Where: Los Angeles

Who rests there: Cecil B. DeMille, Johnny and Dee Dee Ramone, Rudolph Valentino and Mel Blanc

Green-Wood Cemetery — The cemetery, founded in 1838, offers New Yorkers a place to escape the concrete jungle and wander among the trees.

Where: Brooklyn, New York City

Who rests there: Leonard Bernstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Boss Tweed and Louis Comfort Tiffany (of stained-glass fame)

Rosehill Cemetery — This Victorian-era cemetery on the North Side is the city’s largest.

Where: Chicago

Who rests there: Jack Brickhouse (Hall of Fame sports broadcaster), Leo Burnett, Jim Dooley (Chicago Bears football player) and Charles G. Dawes (30th vice president of the United States)

Bonaventure Cemetery — The cover of the novel “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” by John Berendt depicts one of the many life-size sculptures at this cemetery.

Where: Savannah, Ga.

Who rests there: Conrad Aiken and Johnny Mercer

Okunoin Cemetery — The temple just inside this cemetery is where Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon Buddhism, rests. Because of this, it is one of the most sacred places in Japan. And since many devoted followers want to be buried near the founder, it is the largest cemetery in Japan.

Where: Mount Koya, Japan

Who rests there: Kobo Daishi, the founder of Shingon Buddhism,

St. Peter’s Cemetery — Snuggled into the abbey of St. Peter, this cemetery dates to 1627.

Where: Salzburg, Austria

Who rests there: Mozart’s sister and Haydn’s brother