If the idea of cemetery hiking feels like the latest eye-roll-inducing activity of a zeitgeist social media culture hopped up on pumpkin spice lattes and obsessing over #spookyseason, know this: People have been hanging out in cemeteries since at least the Victorian era. Although it would be anachronistic to describe the early leisure activities that happened in the so-called “garden cemeteries” as “hiking,” urban-dwelling Americans in the 19th century found respite, greenspace, and community within them, as they served as the first urban parks. Click the link in our bio to read about why it’s a category error to regard outdoor leisure time spent among the dead as a cringe new trend. ✍️ Ryleigh Nucilli 📸 1) joebelanger / iStock / Getty Images Plus, 2 & 3) Ryleigh Nucilli