Ok, I know this is probably a strange subject but I was just wondering if anyone here has purposefully gone to visit the graves of anyone famous that they admired or just had an interest in?
During a visit to Washington DC years ago I went to Arlington Cemetery to visit the grave of JFK. It was very strange to be there and see the grave, with the eternal flame burning. Also, in 2012 I went to visit Marilyn Monroe's grave in Westwood Cemetery. There are graves of various other famous people there, which I saw, but it was Marilyn's I especially wanted to see as I've always been a fan of hers, as well as Jack Lemmon, who has engraved on his tomb stone "Jack Lemmon - In", which I thought was quite funny That's all it said, "In"! Also a couple of years ago in Rome I visited the graves of poets Keats and Shelley at the Protestant Cemetary. Very humble looking gravestones for such icons of literature!
I don't generally go to visit famous peoples' grave unless it's of someone I've always particularly liked/admired. I would like to go to the Pere Lachaise Cemetary in Paris purely to see Oscar Wilde's grave as I've always adored his work, I'm a long time fan. Also I'm going to Monaco next month and plan to visit Princess Grace's grave in St Nicholas Cathedral. Grace Kelly has always been one of my favourite actresses and I've always been fascinated with her life. Also in Rome I went to Vatican City and visited the graves of all the Popes in the "grottos" under St Peter's Basilica, which was quite a strange, surreal experience (and I'm not even a religious person) and in the wonderful Santa Croce Cathederal in Florence I saw the graves of Michelangelo and Galileo amongst other amazing historical people. The tombs in that church are quite awe inspiring, believe me!