It’s Veteran’s Day and I’d had all the good intentions of taking a walk through a military cemetery in San Francisco’s Presidio, a stone’s throw from our office. It is a wonderful and moving experience any time of year, with great views of the Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands.

The boys were planning to build a coffin with my husband this afternoon and we intend to have a little service and burial in our garden this evening.

All this got me thinking about pet cemeteries.

There is one in the Presidio. Most of the markers are hand crafted and many of the animals were military pets; their birth places around the world are noted on their grave markers.

If you are interested in scouting out pet burial spots around the country or even the grave of a specific celebrity character such as Flipper or Ham the first Chimp in Space, you can check out the Roadside America site and find your favorite famous feline or Fido’s resting place.