This might sound odd, but we do enjoy a day in the cemetery.

Not just any cemetery, but the historic Frederick Law Olmsted–designed Mountain View Cemetery, in the foothills of Oakland and Piedmont. Not only is this place incredibly beautiful, you will recognize the names of many of its residents, whose monikers grace many a street and landmark throughout the Bay Area. Take a visual journey behind the gates of this 154-year-old piece of history, and into our day with the dead.

(V. Alexandra de F. Szoenyi)

Opened in 1863, Mountain View Cemetery was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, famed for his designs for New York City's Central Park, Stanford University, and Yosemite Par. The emphasis at Mountain View is the relationship between man and nature.