Life inside a single building and deep underground
The strange towns split by international borders
Cities built for the departed and the spiritual
Cities with the world's most extreme rules
Why did the residents of Hallstatt, Austria, paint and store human skulls in a bone house?
What is the name of the massive, inhabited historic cemetery complex in Cairo, Egypt?
schopenhauer Match these spiritual sanctuaries to learn how different cultures built cities for the departed.
schopenhauer Perched on Ming Mountain, this ancient temple complex is designed to mimic the Chinese concept of Diyu, the underworld.
Which flower is most commonly painted on the skulls in Hallstatt's Beinhaus to symbolize love?
In Fengdu Ghost City, China, what is the purpose of crossing the "Bridge of Helplessness"?
schopenhauer Colma
A thousand resting souls for every living friend, We moved them south to where the city limits end.
schopenhauer Due to a severe lack of grave space, the alpine village of Hallstatt traditionally exhumed bodies to paint and stack their skulls in a "Beinhaus."
Why did the city of San Francisco evict almost all of its dead to Colma, California, in the early 20th century?
Approximately what is the ratio of dead to living residents in Colma, California?
Colma's humor: The official motto of the living residents of Colma, California, is a cheeky nod to their unusual demographics: "It’s great to be alive in Colma!"
Which famous American lawman and gambler is buried in the Hills of Eternity cemetery in Colma, California?
A large cemetery, especially one belonging to an ancient city. Colma, California, was incorporated in 1924 to house San Francisco's deceased, where graves outnumber the living residents.