Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge

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Is Cemetery Hiking the New Hot Girl Walk? I Visited a Ghost Town and Graveyard to Find Out.

Walking among headstones might seem unusual, but research suggests it provides unique mental health and ecological benefits. As the practice gains popularity, a trip to a historic site reveals the deep peace these urban greenspaces offer.

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Mount Auburn CemeterySightDesigned by horticulturalists, consecrated in 1831.
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Is Cemetery Hiking the New Hot Girl Walk? I Visited a Ghost Town and Graveyard to Find Out.