Cemeteries

The final resting place of the dead sounds like an unlikely tourist attraction, but tourist destinations around Australia are beginning promote memorials, cemeteries and graveyards to attract visitors wanting to trace their roots or pay homage to long-dead hero’s and villains.

Most historic towns and villages have a cemetery worth exploring and many larger cities have graveyards reserved for the powerful, rich and famous (or infamous!) and a stroll around one of the big cemeteries… Read More

The final resting place of the dead sounds like an unlikely tourist attraction, but tourist destinations around Australia are beginning promote memorials, cemeteries and graveyards to attract visitors wanting to trace their roots or pay homage to long-dead hero’s and villains.

Most historic towns and villages have a cemetery worth exploring and many larger cities have graveyards reserved for the powerful, rich and famous (or infamous!) and a stroll around one of the big cemeteries such as Rookwood in Western Sydney is fascinating and absorbing experience.
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