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Death Tourism: Skyscanner Goes on the Trail of Celebrity Graves
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... Michael Jackson–Glendale, Los Angeles
The most recent superstar to join the ranks of the dead, big memorial celebrations will commemorate the anniversary of the troubled superstar today (25 June). Forest Lawn Memorial Park, a private cemetery in Glendale, LA, will allow fans to pay their respects to the King of Pop, with hundreds expected to make the journey. Flights to Los Angeles cost from £232
Elvis– Graceland, Memphis, Tennessee
Visitors to Graceland Mansion, Elvis’ 14 acre estate, can see his sitting room, music room and his famous ‘Jungle Room’, complete with indoor waterfall, before arriving at the Meditation Garden where The King is laid to rest. Flights to Memphis cost from £232
Jim Morrison – Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris.
Passing on when he was just 27, Morrison now lies inPère Lachaise Cemetery in eastern Paris, one of the city´s most popular tourist attractions. Hundreds come to pay their respects to Morrison where helies in good company, with Chopin, Edith Piaf and Oscar Wilde also buried here. Flights to Paris cost from £22
John Lennon – Central Park, New York
Lennon has no grave; he was cremated and the location of his ashes remains a mystery. However, Lennon fans still flock to the Strawberry Fields Memorial in New York’s Central Park which is dedicated to the famed singer. On Lennon’s birthday (9th October) fans from all over the world come to remember the Beatles big man. Flights to New York cost from £259
Kurt Cobain – Aberdeen, Washington
His angst-ridden lyrics provided the soundtrack to a generation during the early 1990s and fans still come to pay tribute to the life of the Nirvana front man in his home town of Aberdeen, Washington. No official grave exists, but Kurt’s first home, the Wishkah River where some of his ashes were spread, and the ‘Welcome to Aberdeen’ road sign which reads ‘Come as you are’ in tribute, are popular attractions for fans. Flights to Washington cost from £413.
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