Celebrity Sightseeing: Cemetery Edition

Founded in 1899, Hollywood Forever Cemetery is the final resting place to more of Hollywood’s founders and stars than anywhere else in the world. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Hollywood Forever is also featured in films such as LA Story and is renowned for hosting the outdoor Cinespia movie screenings. Visitors from all over the world come to pay their respects to Golden Age Hollywood legends such as Judy Garland, Cecil B. DeMille, Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr; musicians like Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, Dee Dee and Johnny Ramone; and hundreds more.

Tucked alongside the high rise office towers of Westwood, Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park is home to some of the entertainment industry's greatest names, including Dean Martin, Natalie Wood, Farrah Fawcett and Truman Capote. But its most famous resident is Marilyn Monroe, housed in the Corridor of Memories Crypt 24. Legions of fans visit the grave site and pay homage to the late star by leaving ruby-red lipstick kisses on her tomb.

The Holy Cross Cemetery & Mortuary in Culver City spans more than 20 acres and features lush gardens, ponds and statuary. Founded in 1939, Holy Cross Cemetery is home to stars such as Bing Crosby, John Candy, Rita Hayworth, Bela Lugosi, Ricardo Montalban, Sharon Tate, Darby Crash, Chick Hearn, "Ask the Dust" author John Fante, and many more.

Visitors can trace LA's history throughout Evergreen Memorial Park & Crematory, which was established in 1877 and is the city's oldest cemetery. Located in Boyle Heights, the 67-acre park is the final resting place for prominent Angelenos like Bridget "Biddy" Mason (founder of the First AME Church), John Strother Griffin (founder of East LA), Isaac Newton Van Nuys, Jotham Bixby ("the father of Long Beach"), George Albert Ralphs (founder of the supermarket chain), and several former LA mayors.

As a non-denominational cemetery, Evergreen is well-known for never banning African Americans from being buried there; Potter's Field, a nine-acre parcel devoted to Chinese Americans that dates to the Gold Rush; and a monument that honors the Japanese Americans of the 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team who fought in World War II - the unit was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Obama in 2010.

Located close to Griffith Park, the idyllic Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills cemetery showcases a unique collection of artwork, larger-than-life statues and historic artifacts from the Olmec, Aztec and Mayan civilizations. Fans also visit to honor the legacies of musicians Nipsey Hussle, Michael Hutchence, Lemmy and Al Jarreau; director John Singleton, stars such as Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Paul Walker, Bill Paxton, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel, Liberace, David Carradine, John Ritter, Gene Autry, Brittany Murphy, and legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden.

Forest Lawn Glendale has been a Southern California landmark since 1906. It has a world-renowned art museum, extraordinary statuary, and the Hall of the Crucifixion-Resurrection, home of two of the largest religious paintings in the western hemisphere. It’s also the final resting place for a Who's Who of entertainment royalty, including Michael Jackson, Walt Disney, Nat "King" Cole, Natalie Cole, Clark Gable, Jimmy Stewart, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Elizabeth Taylor, Spencer Tracy, Errol Flynn, George Burns, W.C. Fields, Sammy Davis Jr., Sam Cooke, Joan Rivers, Samuel Goldwyn and Sid Grauman.

The serene setting at Inglewood Park Cemetery includes gardens, skylights, fountains, reflecting pools, and California's first mausoleum. Visitors can pay their respects to music legends such as Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James and Chet Baker. Other notable figures include disco star Sylvester, Cesar Romero, Betty Grable, former LA Mayor Tom Bradley, architect Paul Williams, and boxer Sugar Ray Robinson.

Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier has a long, rich history stretching back to 1914 and spans 1,400 acres, making it the largest cemetery in North America and the largest memorial park in the world. Featuring picturesque city views and stunning chapels, it is also the final resting place of Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, rapper Eazy-E and choreographer Alvin Ailey.