L.A. Walks: Forest Lawn
Entering the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.
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Forest Lawn representatives won’t say where famous people are buried, but this building is rumored to hold Elizabeth Taylor, Theda Bara, Clark Gable and Carole Lombard.
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Lullabyland is designated for child burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.
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Babies at Forest Lawn are buried in Babyland.
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Nat King Cole is said to be buried here inside the Freedom Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.
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Outside the Forest Lawn Mausoleum in Glendale.
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Walt Disney and some of his family’s ashes were spread in the tiny garden behind a green sculpture of the Little Mermaid, legend has it.
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This labyrinth located in the Gardens of Contemplation at Forest Lawn in Glendale is an area for meditation.
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Jason Hildebrandt practices the bag pipes at Forest Lawn about once a week, because he says this is where he feels the most peace.
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A view from above of Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale.
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This statue at Forest Lawn in Glendale is seen during the golden hour, just before sunset.
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The sun sets over Glendale, the flagship location of Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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