In 1860, this cemetery was established as the site that would be the new location for the bodies buried in the Chicago City Cemetery which originally located in Lincoln Park. Many of Chicago’s early architects rest here including Daniel Burnham, Louis Sullivan, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and Bruce Graham (he designed the John Hancock building and Sears Tower). It also serves as an arboretum with over 2,000 trees on its grounds.

Designed by the architect of Chicago’s famous Water Tower, William Boyington, this cemetery has lots of Victorian era motifs including wrapped urns, ornamental obelisks, and bricked arches. The name actually comes from a clerical error—it was originally Roe’s Hill belonging to a farmer Hiram Roe. The land makes up the largest cemetery in the city and consists of a large Civil War and Firefighter memorials. If you do happen to visit, the West Ridge Nature Preserve is within the grounds.

The Chicago Architecture Center offers a tour at the cemetery which is the burial site for African Americans who fought in the Civil War as well as Confederate prisoners of war. Visit the graves of Chicago’s first African American Mayor Harold Washington, civil rights leader and journalist Ida B. Wells, and Olympian Jesse Owens. It’s also nearby to Theaster Gates’ rehabbed Stony Island Arts Bank.

Only one visible remnant exists of Chicago’s original cemetery underneath Lincoln Park: Couch Tomb. In 1869, the cemetery land became part of the public park so families began moving their relatives to other sites. It’s likely that this structure was too expensive to move at 50 tons and eventually city officials allowed it to remain now serving as reminder of the park’s origins.

Bachelor’s Grove is an abandoned cemetery, but that doesn’t stop ghost researchers and occult experts from wandering into the grounds for night hikes and tours. Some have declared it the most haunted graveyard in the country. If you’re hunting for paranormal activity, scary legends, floating orbs, phantom dogs—this Midlothian site won’t disappoint.

Evanston’s cemetery dates back to 1859 and sits right on the lakefront. There’s a large stone gate and Chicago’s first woman Mayor Jane Byrne and the founding owner of the Chicago White Sox Charles Comiskey are both buried here.

Originally, this cemetery was a Potawatomi village and burial ground until German settlers claimed the land in 1835. Sometimes referred to as the Waldheim Cemetery, there are a few gateways and mausoleums that resemble the architecture of Masonic Temples built by Freemasons which ties into the cemetery’s origin. It’s also known for its memorial to the five Haymarket martyrs and was the only Chicago area cemetery to accept their remains.