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People often visit the gravesites of their "deceased" (dead) loved ones, but some people also like to visit the "tombs" (mausoleums; stone buildings for dead bodies) of famous people.

For example, the Royal Mausoleum of Hawaii is where two of Hawaii's "royal" (relating to kings and queens) families are buried. Visitors can go to a "chapel" (small church) and, behind the chapel, see the tombs of Hawaiian kings and their families.

Lincoln's Tomb, in Springfield, Illinois, is the tomb of the United States' 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. People can go there "to pay their respects" (to show one's admiration for someone who has died) for his "role" (the way a person acted and the things he or she did) in U.S. history.

Many people who go to Washington, D.C. visit Arlington National Cemetery, which is a very large cemetery where more than 300,000 people are buried. Most of them fought in wars for the United States or were important "figures" (people) in "public services" (jobs where one works for the government and tries to help other people).

Arlington National Cemetery has a "monument" (something that is built to remember an important person or event) called the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It is "dedicated to" (said to be in honor of) all the "unknown soldiers" (people who die while fighting for their country, and whose bodies are found, although their names and identities are not known). The tomb is always "guarded" (watched over) by men in "uniform" (standard clothing), and people come to watch the "changing of the guard" (the ceremony where guards leave and new guards come).