Author of masterpieces such as Pride and Prejudice, visitors may be surprised to find that Jane Austens gravestone within the cathedral bears no mention of her writing. His parents, Gladys and Vernon, and his grandmother Minnie Mae are also buried there. As you can imagine, this means plenty of clutter. At Jackie Kennedys request, an eternal flame was designed for the Presidents famous grave, which burns continuously in Arlington National Cemetery, where he was buried after his assassination in 1963. While there are some reports of orbs and other paranormal activity at Graceland and Elviss gravesite, flesh-and-blood rumors prove more common. His famous gravestone in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, New York, still receives gifts of baseballs, caps and flags. Nonetheless, many diehard fans still refuse to believe the King is dead. He had strategically developed his name as a household brand. Reuters. Photo by Daniel Penfield/WikimediaCommons. We set out to find where Dale Earnhardt is buried and see if it is possible to visit his grave. The elder Earnhardt was fighting for the third position against driversSterling Marlinand Ken Schrader. The autopsy concluded that years of drug abuse caused catastrophic heart failure. 2023 Ripley Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved |, Coastal Sea Life Is Thriving on Trash Floating in the Pacific Ocean, What We Can Learn From The Telling the Bees Tradition, Ripleys Round Trip: Bucket List Places To Visit Before They Disappear, Up Close & Peculiar With Artifacts Of Abraham Lincoln, SpaceX: The Company Transforming The Night Sky. @JEarnhardt1 to honor Dale Sr. during #DAYTONA500: https://t.co/vOCFyiO5v7 pic.twitter.com/vUhwD2c7G4, After Dale Earnhardt Sr.s Death at the Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ended the Outrage Directed at Sterling Marlin in a Heartwarming Moment. The Prime Minister suggested holding a state funeral for the wildlife guru, but his family decided not to. Marleys birthday on 6th February is a national holiday in Jamaica, and each year fans hold a music festival near Nine Mile. Forest Lawn is the final resting place of many Hollywood celebrities, and attract well over a million visitors each year. He died virtually penniless in 1833 and was subsequently placed in an unmarked grave, where he remains today [source: Encyclopaedia Britannica]. The Earnhardt legacy lives on. Potential grave robbers also got in on the action, forcing Elviss father, Vernon, to have the bodies of the King of Rock and Gladys exhumed and reburied at the Meditation Garden at Graceland. The Meditation Garden in Graceland is the final resting place of Elvis and several members of his family. Elvis Presley - Graceland - Memphis, TN The Holly Terrace section is private and off-limits to the public, but thousands come each day to leave flowers just outside. Today, visitors can go to St. Marx and see another memorial at the alleged spot, consisting of an angel statue gazing at a broken column with Mozart's name engraved on it [source: Vienna City Administration]. The Meditation Garden in Graceland is the final resting place of Elvis and several members of his family. Despite the request, his estate later chose to inscribe the stone with a memorable quote Wayne gave in a 1971 interview with "Playboy" magazine. Only his wife and children know exactly where he now lies. Many NASCAR enthusiasts remain eager to pay their respects and place flowers on his grave. That said, the next time I visit Los Angeles I'll be armed with a map of marked and unmarked plots. Working for over 50 years from the 1930s to the 1990s, Billy Wilder served as a screenwriter, director and producer of over 60 films. Pallbearers at his funeral included Steve McQueen, Chuck Norris and George Lazenby. Shows that are still on television today. More than 600,000 visitors still come to Graceland each year. However, she returned to Boston to support two friends who were imprisoned for their Quaker beliefs. The famous Moby Dick author was buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, New York, when he died in 1891. Throughout his lengthy racing career, Earnhardt won 76 Cup Series victories and seven championships. (July 7, 2014) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?GRid=6735&page=gr, GPB. Today. Dec. 25, 2013. Modern celebrity concerns are more likely related to privacy and a desire to avoid vandalism. From Elvis Presleys grave (visited by 600,000 fans a year), to David Bowies secret resting place in Bali, theres a grave-side haunt for everyone. Lisa Burk, who blogs about celebrity graves at www.gravehunting.com, said the Jackson family chose well for his final resting place if it was privacy they were after. Freddie Mercury - Gravesite Location Unknown 10. Priscilla Presley, Elviss ex-wife, wants to be buried there, too, so that she and Elvis can spend eternity together. George C. Scott appeared in many acclaimed films, including "Dr. Strangelove" and "The Hustler." His widow has since removed his remains and auctioned off the crypt. Don't fret if you're having trouble putting his name with a face most of us are more accustomed to his visage in full Herman Munster makeup! Unfortunately repeated graffiti and vandalism means you can now only view the grave from behind a metal fence, but fans still leave notes, friendship bracelets and bottles of alcohol as tributes. to improve your experience. The Cash grave site attracts nearly as many visitors each year as Graceland. While no one is allowed to set foot on the island, theres a memorial nearby that people can visit in summer. The Washington Post. When autocomplete results are available use up and down arrows to review and enter to select. Church secretaries, florists, and undertakers were questioned, but no one could identify the burial location. Stratford is awash with Shakespeare-themed shops, restaurants and museums, and you can easily visit both his birthplace and final resting place in the same day. His epitaph reads: Free at last, free at last. And he had red roses delivered to her grave three times per week for the next 20 years. Today, staff remove flowers once they wilt, and mementos get cleared daily. "Mozart Skull Investigation Hits Sour Note." "Roy Orbison's missing headstone a grave concern." Our map shows 20 of the most famous celebrity resting places around the world. Over 600,000 people a year turn up to pay their respects. Regardless of what the tombstone or grave brings, each serve as a memorial for the actors, musicians and other celebrities we love. After losing a battle to prostate cancer in 2007, he used his tombstone to provide his final sign-off line, reading "I will not be right back after this message. Whether or not you're a die-hard train enthusiast, it's pretty hard to dispute Richard Trevithick's impact the world. The sculptured figure of Newton is leaning against a pile of scientific books, while the globe above him shows constellations and signs of the Zodiac. Pre Lachaise Cemetery in Paris represents a necropolis par excellence, encompassing 98 acres and 70,000 burial plots. The simple headstone that is now there has a Greek inscription roughly translating as True to himself. Famous grave sites in NH Astronaut Christa McAuliffe is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire. Remember Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris? Fans have instead resorted to building shrines outside their heros home in Highgate. They did it as much out of concern for the other permanent residents of Pacific View Memorial Park in Orange County, California, as they did for the world's most famous cowboy [source: Los Angeles Times]. Don't fret too much about finding your favorite celeb, though. His own mother, seeking his whereabouts a year later, found out he had died when police identified him using fingerprints they had collected before he was buried [source: Des Moines Register]. Perhaps fittingly, however, Dianas actual final resting place is set away from the public, on a small island in a lake in Althorp. According to cemetery staff, Westwood Memorial Park is not a tourist attraction. Shakespeares grave is unique on this list its the only one that has a curse on it. His son, Dale Earnhardt Jr., has helped continue the family legacy with the aforementioned charitable foundation and a brand worth approximately $400 million. The famous Bard, Britains most loved poet and playwright, is entombed in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. The private lives of famous people should be off limits because it is just all lies. 2014. Meanwhile, fans made their own memorial for her on the Hollywood walk of fame, with the words May The Force Be With You, Always. Luke Perry - Interred On Private Property6. Schrader slid into the infield grass and jumped out of his car to check on his friend, stunned to find him already dead. John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, writer of Lord of the Rings and professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford, is buried with his beloved wife of 50 years, Edith. His career was huge, respected and ultra-successful, but in death he's relatively understated. (July 6, 2014) http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/the-bone-finder-uses-ground-penetrating-radar-to-find-lost-graves-at-congressional/2013/12/13/9518d3e4-6441-11e3-91b3-f2bb96304e34_story.html, Biography. Mass, unmarked graves were also common in times of widespread disease or war; plus older markers simply deteriorated over time or were stolen [sources: Texas Historical Commission, Washington Post]. The "Oh, Pretty Woman" warbler died of a heart attack in 1988, and was quickly interred in go-to celebrity burial ground, the Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary. Dale Earndhart - Interred On Private Property7. Elviss grave is fascinating not just because it holds one of the biggest music stars ever, but also because of the intense devotion and love his legacy still inspires. But his fans, quite literally, would not leave him be. Visitors give offerings, lay flowers, kneel in prayer and sometimes sing hymns or Elvis songs. "Bessie Smith." But because of Monroes presence, it became a popular choice for celebrity burials. (July 15, 2014) http://marybarrettdyer.blogspot.com/2011/12/top-10-things-you-may-not-know-about.html, Roy Orbison. The racing community will never forget the racing powerhouse, a larger-than-life icon who helped attract millions of fans to NASCAR. Elvis Presley's office at Graceland. Bret Northcutt, 37, was stabbed to death as he walked to his car outside a WinCo. In addition, we operate more than 100 attractions in 10 countries around the world. Alia Hoyt On his tomb reads a hand signed message from Wynn to God that just says "Thanks.".