Graveyard Tourism: A New Phenomenon

By Angela Almeida                                                                                                                  Opinions Editor In search of the deceased this Halloween weekend? Jim Tipton might just be your answer. Tipton, founder of Find a Grave, an online database which tells you the grave sites for your favorite stars, is becoming a legend. A new idea has even derived out of the success of his website dubbed “Graveyard Tourism”, where individuals scower the globe in search of tombstones of the timeless. On Find a Grave, one is able to search in the “Claim to Fame” category for actors, actresses and athletes alike. I searched ”Michael Jackson” to see where he lays six feet under. According to Find a Grave, he is resting in the Great Mausoleum in Glendale, California….