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The Rest of the Best: Houston's Top 10 Cemeteries

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1. Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery

Our choice for the top spot on the list is Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. It is the third largest cemetery in Texas and jammed with luminaries including Jesse Jones, Hugh Roy Cullen, Oscar Holcombe, "Red" Adair, Lloyd Bentsen and murderer Karla Faye Tucker (the last woman to be put to death in Texas). The setting is what we like best about Forest Park Lawndale. Buildings on the grounds have Tiffany stained-glass windows and spectacular statues dot the graves. There's a pond and small lake on site and a wonderful and wide bend of Braes Bayou that winds along one side of the property. Consequently the cemetery is home to several ducks.

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