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Cemeteries for Movie Lovers: check out these 10 hot spots.

Looking for a destination for your next vacation? How about a trip to one of these star-studded cemeteries? We’ve highlighted 10 cemeteries for movie lovers that are well worth a visit.

1. Hollywood Forever — Los Angeles, CA
Whether you want to visit a movie location or hunt for a star’s grave, Hollywood Forever is the tops on the list. You can even take in a movie at one of it’s popular film screenings or concerts.

2. Pierce Brothers Westwood Memorial Village — Glendale, CA
Westwood is not known as a movie location. The main attraction here is the density of star graves. There are ALOT of stars buried at Westwood. Of course, Marilyn Monroe is one of the most popular. Before you go, download one of the many maps that are available online.

3. Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA


4. Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, GA
Highly recognized as a key location in the film “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil”, St. Bonaventure offers much to see. It is the final resting place for the famed songwriter Johnny Mercer. Notable for it’s rich sculptures and cenotaphs, Bonaventure is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.

5. Highgate Cemetery, London
A favorite movie location for horror films such as “Taste the Blood of Dracula” and “From Beyond the Grave,” this historic cemetery is the final resting place for a wide range of notables from Karl Marx to Sr. Ralph Richardson. Highgate is often said to be rife with supernatural activity, including the persistent rumor that is home to a vampire.

6. Brompton Cemetery, London
Brompton is a popular location for both films and television series. Among the films that have used the grounds are Golden Eye, Johnny English, and The Wings of the Dove. Brompton is the final resting place for many British actors and actresses, as well as artists, politicians, and industrialists.

7. Peter’s Church Cemetery (Petersfriedhof) — Salzburg, Austria


8. Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Located on a bluff overlooking France’s Omaha Beach and the English Channel, Normandy American Cemetery was seen in both the opening and closing of “Saving Private Ryan.” The cemetery was also used in “The Omen.” The remains of 9,387 American Military are in repose there.

9. Calvary Cemetery (Queens, New York)


10. Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Laurel Hill was the filming location for the funeral of Adrian in “Rocky.” A granite headstone was made for the shoot and is still in place at the cemetery today.

More cemeteries for movie lovers:

Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, ME: Pet Sematary, Walk Among the TombstonesOther cemeteries for movie lovers:
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, LA: Double Jeopardy, Interview with a Vampire
Trinity Church Cemetery, Manhatten, NY: The Royal Tenenbaums
Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, PA: National Treasure
Cementerio de la Merced, Marfa, Texas: Fandango
Bagdad Cemetery, Leander, Texas: Texas Chainsaw Massacre
St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, LA: Easy Rider
Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, MA: Thomas Crown Affair