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Here are the Grin Reaper's Favorite Top 10 U.S. Celebrity Grave Sites

from his "Graves of the Rich'n'Famous" collection:

  1. Elvis Presley - Graceland Estate, Memphis, Tennessee (Graceland is the second most visited U.S. residence behind the White House).
  2. John F. Kennedy - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
  3. Abraham Lincoln - Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinois (The second most visited cemetery in the U.S. behind Arlington National).
  4. Marilyn Monroe - Westwood Memorial Cemetery, Los Angeles, California
  5. James Dean - Park Cemetery, Fairmount, Indiana
  6. Al Jolson - Hillside Memorial Park, Culver City, California (The Most Ostentatious Memorial in America!)
  7. Frank Sinatra - Desert Memorial Cemetery, Palm Springs, California
  8. Al Capone - Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, Illinois
  9. Jimi Hendrix - Greenwood Memorial Park, Renton, Washington
  10. Edgar Allen Poe - Westminster Burying Ground, Baltimore, Maryland (The first celebrity grave site I ever photographed; always near and dear to my heart!).

Ranking based on popularity of the icon, uniqueness of the grave site, and personal preference of Grinny (all named sites have been photographed by Michael Nejman a/k/a The Grin Reaper).

 

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