Muhammad Ali, the legendary boxer and civil rights icon, passed away in June 2016 at the age of 74, after living with Parkinson’s disease for over three decades. He was laid to rest in Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky – the city where he was born, and where he took up boxing at the age of 12.

Marked by a striking granite headstone, his grave bears the inscription: 'Service to others is the rent you pay for your room in heaven'. A steady stream of visitors come to pay their respects, leaving flowers, boxing gloves and heartfelt messages.

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Grave travel: where your favourite stars are laid to rest