Showmen's Rest, a section of Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park, Illinois, is known for a tragic 1918 circus train wreck that killed many performers and crew. As a result, the site is associated with haunted phenomena, including reports of phantom elephant cries and the faint sounds of circus music, echoing the lost lives and stories buried within. The section is a mass grave for many of the unknown victims, whose headstones bear simple inscriptions like "Baldy" or "4 Horse Driver". The cemetery's "Showmen's Rest" section was established after the tragic 1918 Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus train disaster, where a sleeping conductor caused a train crash. Many victims, some identified only by nicknames due to the extent of their injuries, were buried in a mass grave here. The site, dedicated by the Showmen's League of America, serves as a memorial to the risks of the circus life and the loss of its performers. Locals report hearing the mournful cries of elephants at night, a ghostly echo of the animals that were part of the circus. Some accounts also mention hearing the faint, mournful din of circus music drifting through the trees.