Travel with Amateur Traveler · Saturday, August 15, 2026
Valerie Mackey mentioned Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, as a notable site with the graves of two U.S. Presidents, James Monroe and John Tyler, as well as Jefferson Davis. The cemetery also has a legend of a vampire at the WW Pool crypt and offers scenic views of the James River.
“In the same vein, Hollywood Cemetery is there. There are two presidents that are buried there. James Monroe is buried there, and so is John Tyler. Jefferson Davis is also buried there.”
“There's a legend of a vampire at the pool crypt, the WW pool.”
“And it overlooks the James River. So it's beautiful.”