Must-see cemeteries

The “Monuments to Life” feature in the May 24 Travel section that highlighted various cemeteries was eye-opening and an enjoyable read.

I never knewthat so many cemeteries catered to such special interests.

Many people are too serious about cemeteries. In a recent issue of the Washington Post, a letter took issue with the screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” at the Congressional Cemetery. Itwas disrespectful, the letter said.

Guess there might also be an objection to a cemetery holding Día de los Muertos/ Day of the Dead events as well as ghost tours. How boring. DAVID TULANIAN

Los Angeles

:: You left out the most remarkable and perhaps the most visited cemetery in the world: Père Lachaise in Paris.

Frédéric Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, Édith Piaf, Georges Bizet, Maria Callas and Jim Morrison are but a fewof the well known buried here.

The cemetery provides maps so you can visit each of these graves. JOYCE HELFAND

Arcadia

:: Your cemetery list is much appreciated. Myhusband and I are amazed to find we have visited four while on vacation, mostly for their quiet beauty but also for their historical value.

We discovered Mount Auburn in Cambridge, Mass., by talking to visitors at the small Copp’s Hill cemetery near Boston’s North Church.

Inspired by the serene, park-like cemeteries in Paris and London, Mount Auburn is strikingly beautiful. We spent several hours admiring its rolling hills, lush landscape, statuary and many known names of those buried there. We hope you will include it in another set of recommended cemeteries or unique sites to visit.

Wewere very glad we wore goodwalking shoes. CINDY TENN Northridge