Beech Grove Cemetery
Gates are open 7:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. (soon moving to 8 p.m.) every day.
Points of interest: All types of grave markers/memorials, such as a guitar and a polished stone ball. Some spectacular mature trees, including one that appears to have grown up between and pushed aside three grave markers. The American Legion section is Muncie's version of Arlington Cemetery. Ave Maria statue. You will see mausoleums/markers of well-known Muncie families, like the Balls, Meeks, Kimbroughs, Tuheys, Marings and Kitselmans.
''This is one of the few places people can get out without too much fear of traffic,'' says Mike Miller, superintendent. ''We have some regular walkers, and we get quite a bit of wildlife through here, too.'' If parking spaces aren't available around the office, which is closed, find a place ''out of the way,'' Miller says. ''Just don't park in the grass. The ground is soft now.''
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