The Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, California is definitely the most beautiful I've ever seen. While some people find graveyards creepy, I find them peaceful and more importantly, full of amazing contrast. This particular resting place holds the tombs and crypts of some of the area's most affluent families, including those who laid the foundation for the Bay Area, California Governors, Senators, the founder of Folger's Coffee, and the Ghiradelli Chocolate Family. There is an incredible amount of history and legend asleep among the hills.
We walked for hours, peeking in to the large patina doors built at the beginning of the last century. Here's a few shots from our visit today:
Sammi
Angel protecting the Bradbury Crypt
The Neoclassic Egyptian/Roman Crypt of influential Oakland resident David Colton. Easily the most splendid and dramatic of all
Brass Door among the Crypts
Nicola 
Sammi, with Oakland in the background
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