I also love Elmwood Cemetery. I used to work at the NC Music Factory, and we'd go for coffee breaks at the Dunkin Donuts on Graham Street, and we found a cool back-way through the cemetery one day when we were trying to get around the train. It's a beautiful place, and we sometimes would stop and walk around for a second to avoid going back into the dungeon, I mean office.
It's kind of a surprise to find it, so close in the middle of uptown, but it's a great spot. I'm a little bit of a creepy woman, so I enjoy weird spots like this one...but if you work uptown and are craving a little nature and a little memento mori with your lunch, pack a blanket and eat your grub at Elmwood. I find it to be really refreshing.