Experts' Choice Award Edgar Allan Poe's Grave Site and Memorial
8 expert reviews
“The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave. ”
– Atlas Obscura
Time Out "While not the birthplace (Boston was), Baltimore is the burial site of Edgar Allan Poe, the master of the macabre." Full review
Afar Magazine "A sweeping, black iron fence signifies something worth seeing, though, and the clusters of families with cameras hanging off their wrists lead the way." Full review
On the Grid "Edgar Allen Poe is a famed poet and novelist, but no one is certain what caused his untimely death in 1849 (drugs? drinking? rabies?). What we do know for sure is that he found final rest..." Full review
Where "At Westminster burial grounds, final resting place of Baltimore's most famous poet." Full review
Atlas Obscura "The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died. " Full review
Lonely Planet "Horror writer Edgar Allan Poe was buried twice on the grounds of Westminster Hall." Full review
Frommer's "Three modest memorials in this old graveyard recall the poet who wrote "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Raven" (the only poem to inspire an NFL team's name)." Full review
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Westminster Cemetery on the southeast corner of Fayette and Greene sts., Baltimore, MD
