西林纪念公园

Stumbled upon this cemetery, behind local library and was amazed to see all of the famous stars buried in this cemetery from my youth, such as Don Knotts, Carroll O'Connor (Archie Bunker), girl from Poltergeist movies, Natalie Woods, and most famous Marilyn Monroe her grave was simple with lipstick kiss marks on it. Just wished I had brought flowers. So moving!I would generally not go around looking for cemeteries, which is not my thing at all, but nice I went, to pay my respects towards these beloved stars. Small cemetery and nicely manicured. Office and hours of operation are 10am-6pm.

My wife and boys were shopping in Santa Monica, so I decided to spend a couple of hours checking this out. It was well worth it. Marilyn, Farrah, Dangerfield, Matthou, Lemmon, Bob Crane, Natalie Wood, Dean Martin, Orbison and so many others are laid to rest here. The best advice I can give here, and it really is essential. Do your homework first. Google the site that has a map of the cemetery, as well as directions on where to find all the famous burial spots. Including the unmarked grave of Roy Orbison. I took this with me and it was so easy. The cemetery itself is surprisingly small, but certainly a well kept and nice place to visit. Certainly glad I did.

It is the place of burial of many famous people. The most famous is Marilyn Monroe. It is very beautiful place to walk around. It is situated in Westwood near Santa Monica. It is little difficult to find, but if you drive in Wilshire Blvd and have a good map, you will get there. Parking is quite easy, we are there at thursday afternoon and then there are lot of free parking lots in the streets nearby.

I went to see Marilyn and her grave was beautiful. the memorial park was quiet small but very peaceful considering its located in a big city. The park had bathrooms for public access and many trees that you can sit under for some shade.

You can drive up and into the cemetery. We used the parkover next door but there isn't a need for that. EASY to walk around because the cemetery is small. Wheelchairs and walkers would be okay. Some benches. Quiet, even though it's right in the middle of busy city. Special place. Try not to miss it. Easy-peasy.

i Would like to visit this location. When i saw monroe s grave - i was like - OMG!!!I am so lucky. No one still digged her grave and stole her bones! Just imagine! He is jsut a few cms under me!

This little place has the graves of some of Hollywood's greats - Marilyn, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Natalie Wood, Burt Lancaster. The cemetery is tucked behind an office building and cannot be seen from the street. Park and ask a local. For the best info on all of the LA see http://www.seeing-stars.com/ He gives a map and step=by-step directions

Fantastic location to visit the dead. Very small and you can walk around a see a lot of headstones of stars that you didn't even know were dead.

I call this "secret" since, given it's ranking on Trip Advisor, it seems the word is out! And, yes, it does seem odd to critique a cemetery as an attraction. But, hey, it's LA. This is one of my favorite places to take out of town guests. It's behind a series of tall office and residential buildings, between Wilshire and the neighborhood just to the south. It's small. So, you can circle through in your car, within 5 minutes, and just take a peak at Marilyn Monroe's resting place. Or, you can spend time and find the resting place of many more celebrities and LA's greatest business and social leaders. it's always serene and, though it does seem to get more and more visitors, it remains serene and a respectful place. (Please help keep it that way.)

Pierce Brothers is a respite of quiet in a bustling neighborhood. There are well known people buried there, and some humorous grave markers. If you want to be a tourist in a cemetery, it is about as well as LA can do. Try Paris, London or Brooklyn instead if cemetery tourism is your thing. LA

SIts a bit of an odd tourist spot, but a peaceful as it gets in LA. Graves of Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, Roy Orbison Farah Fawcett, Walter Matthau and many others from stage & screen.

After (or before) visiting the courtyard of the Chinese Theater on Hollywood Blvd., where the hand and footprints of myriad movie stars can be seen, if you are a motion picture fan you should come here, a tiny dignified oasis of a cemetery tucked away behind tall buildings, in which more movie and recording stars than you can imagine are buried and the great thing is that while in life you might not have been able to get near any of them, here you can get within six feet (or less in the case of those buried in the mausoleums). I was particular delighted to see two of my favorite comedians, Jack Lemmon and Carroll O'Connor ("Archie Bunker") buried side-by-side. Walter Matthau, who co-starred with Lemmon in "The Odd Couple" and other films, is here too. Billy Wilder, the director of "Some Like It Hot," is here also, along with the aforementioned Lemmon and also the movie's big star, Marilyn Monroe, whose crypt is not hard to find (it's an off pink color and covered with lipstick prints and flowers). Others buried here include Jim Backus (the voice of Mr. Magoo) who played James Dean's father in "Rebel Without a Cause," Natalie Wood Wagner (who played Dean's girlfriend in "Rebel Without a Cause"), Donna Reed, Burt Lancaster, singer Dean Martin, Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys, Karl Malden, Rodney Daingerfield, Don Knotts, and many more. Two words of advice. First: The cemetery is hard to find because there are only two small alleyways that lead into it, one from Wilshire Blvd. and the other from Glendon Avenue, which is between an office building and a parking garage. Don't make the mistake of parking in the parking garage! They charge $2.40 per 15 minutes and you can park in the cemetery for free. Second: Although George C. Scott and Roy Orbison are supposed to be buried here, you won't find any markers for them. When asked, the cemetery office explained they were each buried in "an undisclosed location."

Everyone has heard about Marilyn Monroe and that she is cremated and she is entombed here. This cemetery is about the size of a football field or even small, but has over two dozen very famous people buried here. If you're over the age of thirty, you'll easily recognize the movie stars, singers, and others from all walks of life. It's well worth a few minutes of your time, but remember to be respectful.

Even walking down all the aisles didn't take long. It's compact and easily missed if not looking carefully for that one small riad between two buildings to drive down to get to it. Everyone is here Marilyn Monroe, Mel Torme, Jack Lemmon, Matthau, Dangerfield, Natalie Wood, Merv Griffin, Farrah Fawcett, Don Knotts, the list goes on and on. No map is needed, just walk around, be respectful and pay attention.

You have to be in the know to find this place. Even with directions it took us a while but it was well worth it. There are many celebrities buried there but because it is tucked away it is never crowded. Marilyn Monroe, Dean Martin, Don Knotts, Farrah Fawcett, Natalie Wood just to name a few. It is small enough so you can park and walk around the whole cemetery with no effort at all! Highly, highly recommend.