The final resting places of some of history's most famous figures 🧵
1. Micheal Jackson’s tomb at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in California. x.com
1. Micheal Jackson’s tomb at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in California. x.com
2. The final resting place of Queen Elizabeth II at the King George VI Memorial Chapel at Windsor Castle. x.com
3. Princess Diana was laid to rest on a small island in a lake at Althorp, England. While only a select few are permitted to visit the island itself, mourners can pay their respects at a memorial located beside the lake. x.com
4. Marilyn Monroe’s wall vault at Westwood Village Memorial Park in L.A. still receives flowers and lipstick kisses from devoted fans. x.com
5. Elvis Presley’s grave is located at his Graceland mansion in Memphis. Hundreds of thousands visit his final resting place each year. x.com
6. John F. Kennedy rests in peace at Arlington National Cemetery alongside his wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, their stillborn daughter Arabella, and their son Patrick, who passed away just 39 hours after birth. x.com
8. Bruce Lee is buried next to his son, Brandon, who sadly died on the set of action film The Crow when a stunt went wrong. x.com
9. William Shakespeare is entombed in his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon, in the Holy Trinity Church. x.com
10. Baseball legend Babe Ruth’s renowned grave at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Hawthorne, New York, continues to receive offerings of baseballs, caps, and flags. x.com
11. Martin Luther King shares his final resting place at the National Hostorical Park in Atlanta, Georgia with his wife, Coretta Scott King. x.com
13. Napoleon Bonaparte's tomb is located in Paris, though he was originally buried on Saint Helena Island. In 1840, King Louis-Philippe arranged for his remains to be transferred to their current resting place. x.com
14. Muhammad Ali was buried in the Louisville’s historic Cave Hill Cemetery. The site contains two granite benches where visitors can sit and reflect on the greatness of Ali. x.com
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