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Viaggio Italiano: Return to Rome, Part 1

By Wandering Jana April 21, 2020 October 26, 2022 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Rome, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Returning to explore more of the Eternal City with two days jam packed full of ancient ruins and other awesome sights! Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Return to Naples

By Wandering Jana April 10, 2020 March 25, 2023 Ancient World, Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, Naples, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Tag along as I return once again to the amazing city of Naples, Italy. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Return to Pompeii

By Wandering Jana April 3, 2020 October 26, 2022 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Italy, Museums, Naples, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explore the ruins of the world’s most famous buried city! Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Valley of the Temples

By Wandering Jana March 20, 2020 October 26, 2022 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Italy, Museums, Updates from the Road

Valley of the Temples. Agrigento, Sicily, Italy

A ridge, rather than a valley, full of wonderful ruins next to a wonderful Sicilian city. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Wandering Monreale

By Wandering Jana March 6, 2020 October 26, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Beautiful mosaics, a stunning cloister, and a majestic cathedral bring pilgrims from around the world to this hillside town outside of Palermo, Italy. Continue reading

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Viaggio Italiano: Wandering Palermo, Part One

By Wandering Jana February 25, 2020 September 18, 2023 Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Capella Palatina. Palazzo dei Normanii. Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

Explore Palermo, Sicily’s two most amazing attractions! Continue reading

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Malta: Wandering Rabat

By Wandering Jana January 24, 2020 October 26, 2022 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Malta, Museums, Updates from the Road, Wandering

With an Ancient Roman house and hidden catacombs, Rabat is an interesting Maltese town. Continue reading

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Wandering Arles

By Wandering Jana November 1, 2019 March 30, 2023 Ancient World, Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, France, Medieval World, Museums, Wandering

Explorations of a picturesque Southern French town. Continue reading

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Green-Wood Cemetery

By Wandering Jana October 19, 2019 October 26, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Modern World, New York City, New York State

Explore an amazing rural cemetery right at the heart of Brooklyn, New York. Continue reading

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The Catacombs of Naples

By Wandering Jana September 20, 2019 October 26, 2022 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Italy, Museums, Naples

They are grisly, dark and awesome! Check out the Catacombs of Naples! Continue reading

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Church of Kings

By Wandering Jana August 30, 2019 October 26, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, France, Hidden History, Medieval World, Paris

Tombs of Louis XII (1462-1515) and his wife, Anne de Bretagne (1477-1514). St. Denis Basilica. Paris, France

Located in the suburbs of Paris is the final resting place of the kings of France. Continue reading

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Highgate Cemetery

By Wandering Jana July 19, 2019 September 10, 2023 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, England, Europe, London, Modern World, United Kingdom

Explore an old, overgrown cemetery on the north side of London, England. Continue reading

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Glendalough

By Wandering Jana June 28, 2019 October 26, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Hidden History, Ireland, Medieval World, Museums

Explore the ruins of a monastic city in the wilds of Ireland. Continue reading

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Wandering Ravenna

By Wandering Jana June 21, 2019 October 26, 2022 Ancient World, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Wandering

Explorations of a city full of the most wonderful mosaics ever. Seriously, they are awesome. Continue reading

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Wandering Nice

By Wandering Jana May 24, 2019 October 26, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, France, Modern World, Wandering

This Southern French town is really nice. Continue reading

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Fort Bowie

By Wandering Jana March 11, 2019 October 27, 2022 Arizona, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Hidden History, Modern World, Museums, National Parks/Public Lands, United States, Updates from the Road

Explore the ruins of a fort that helped conquer the West. Continue reading

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Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Days 12-13, Aberdeenshire, Mostly

By Wandering Jana March 8, 2019 September 10, 2023 Around Great Britain in 30 Days, Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, Scotland, United Kingdom

Explore the richness of Northern Scotland with two history-filled days in Angus and Aberdeenshire. Continue reading

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Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 11, Stirling to St. Andrews

By Wandering Jana February 8, 2019 September 10, 2023 Around Great Britain in 30 Days, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Hidden History, Medieval World, Museums, Scotland, United Kingdom

Check out the history that surrounds Scotland’s Firth of Forth. Continue reading

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Nevada Ghost Town

By Wandering Jana January 29, 2019 October 27, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Hidden History, Modern World, Museums, Nevada, United States, Updates from the Road

One of the West’s many mining ghost towns is ready for you to explore. Continue reading

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Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 10, Wandering Edinburgh

By Wandering Jana January 11, 2019 September 10, 2023 Around Great Britain in 30 Days, Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, Medieval World, Modern World, Museums, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wandering

Heading into Scotland with explorations of its most famous city. Continue reading

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The Catacombs of Paris

By Wandering Jana January 4, 2019 October 27, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Europe, France, Hidden History, Museums, Paris

Explore Paris’ macabre side. Get ready for some bones, lots and lots of bones. Continue reading

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Wandering LA

By Wandering Jana December 11, 2018 October 27, 2022 Blog, California, Cemeteries and Tombs, Modern World, Museums, Route 66, United States, Updates from the Road, Wandering

Explorations of the City of Angels and the surrounding area. Continue reading

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Wandering Colonial Newport

By Wandering Jana November 30, 2018 October 27, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Hidden History, Modern World, Museums, Rhode Island, United States, Wandering

The John Bannister House built in 1761. Newport, Rhode Island

Explore the colonial side of Newport, Rhode Island. Continue reading

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Genoa’s Staglieno Cemetery

By Wandering Jana October 26, 2018 October 28, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, Italy, Modern World

Tomb. Cimitero Monumentale di Staglieno. Genoa (Genova), Italy

Life-like statues and huge mausoleums, check out the amazing Monumental Cemetery of Staglieno. Continue reading

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Around Great Britain in 30 Days: Day 7, Yorkshire

By Wandering Jana September 7, 2018 September 10, 2023 Around Great Britain in 30 Days, Blog, Castles!, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, England, Europe, Medieval World, Museums, United Kingdom

Celts, cathedrals and castles that aren’t really castles—Yorkshire’s a history buff wonderland. Continue reading

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Wandering Pisa: More Than Just a Tower

By Wandering Jana July 6, 2018 October 28, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Early Modern World, Hidden History, Italy, Medieval World, Museums, Wandering

Santa Maria Assunta, Leaning Tower. Pisa, Italy.

There is much more to this Tuscan city than its Leaning Tower. Continue reading

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Buried at the Grand Canyon

By Wandering Jana May 24, 2018 October 28, 2022 Arizona, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Hidden History, Modern World, United States, Updates from the Road

Pioneer Cemetery, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Explore Grand Canyon National Park’s history in the park’s cemetery. Continue reading

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Père Lachaise Cemetery

By Wandering Jana March 1, 2018 October 28, 2022 Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Europe, France, Modern World, Paris

Check out Paris’ largest cemetery, the most visited cemetery in the world. Continue reading

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Tombstone

By Wandering Jana February 27, 2018 October 28, 2022 Arizona, Blog, Cemeteries and Tombs, Hidden History, Modern World, Museums, United States, Updates from the Road

Check out the town that was too tough to die, although it almost did. Continue reading

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10 Must See American Cemeteries

By Wandering Jana August 25, 2017 October 28, 2022 Blog, Boston, Cemeteries and Tombs, Chicago, Early Modern World, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, Modern World, New York City, New York State, St. Louis, United States, Vermont, Virginia

Dark. Musty. Tranquil. Creepy. The pageantry of the afterlife etched out in granite, marble, you name it. Cemeteries are a little divisive as a destination but are also truly destinations to be seen. Continue reading