Between 1805 and 1910, Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill was the third largest Shaker community in the U.S. (Bob Sessions photo)
From Pipestone Monument in Minnesota to Amish Country in Indiana and Savannah’s Bonaventure Cemetery, North America is full of spiritual sites. Author Lori Erickson invites you to learn more about them by clicking on the destinations below.
Eastern Region
Connecticut
- St. Edmund’s Retreat on Ender’s Island in Mystic, Connecticut
Kentucky
- Drepung Gomang Tibetan Buddhist Center in Louisville
- Festival of Faiths in Louisville
- Ghost Hunting at Waverly Hills in Louisville
- Seeing the Dalai Lama in Person
- Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill
- Thomas Merton Tour
Massachusetts
- Salem, Massachusetts (America’s Witch City)
- The Transcendentalist Trail in Concord (including The Literary Mecca of Concord, The Holy Site of Walden Pond, and Sleepy Hollow Cemetery)
New York
- Abbey of the Genesee south of Rochester
- Cornell University’s Sage Chapel in Ithaca
- Ganondagan and the Iroquois White Corn Project southeast of Rochester
- Latter-Day Saints Sites near Palmyra
North Carolina
- Ben Long Frescoes in West Jefferson
Midwest Region
Illinois
- Cahokia Mounds near Collinsville
- National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago
- National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows near Belleville
- Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in Chicago
Indiana
- Amish Country of Northern Indiana
- The Spiritual Oasis of New Harmony
- Saint Meinrad Archabbey
- Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center/Kumbum Temple in Bloomington (and The Dalai Lama’s Family in Bloomington)
Iowa
- Black Angel of Council Bluffs
- Effigy Mounds National Monument near McGregor
- Freedom Rocks throughout Iowa
- Grotto of the Redemption in West Bend
- Harvest Preserve and Sacred Stone Circle in Iowa City
- Hindu Temple & Cultural Center of Iowa near Madrid
- Iowa Funeral Museum in Marshalltown
- New Melleray Abbey near Dubuque
- Our Lady of the Prairie near the Quad Cities
- Ryumonji Zen Monastery near Decorah
- Saints Center for Culture and the Arts in Stuart
- Surf Ballroom and Buddy Holly Plane Crash Site in Clear Lake
- Tiffany Windows at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Dubuque
Kansas
- Symphony in the Flint Hills: the Spirituality of Music
- With the Mennonites (and the Eisenhowers) in Kansas: The Kauffman Museum in North Newton
Michigan
- Bay View Association: A Chautauqua on Lake Michigan
- Spiritual Traditions of Mackinac Island
- National Shrine of the Cross in the Woods in Indian River
- The Thriving Arab American Community of Dearborn
Minnesota
- Saint John’s Bible in Minnesota (including Saint John’s Abbey Church, The Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, and The Saint John’s Pottery Studio)
- Pipestone National Monument
Missouri
- Community of Christ Temple in Independence
- Latter-Day Saints Landmarks in Independence
- Leila’s Hair Museum in Independence
- National Shrine of Mary, Mother of the Church in Lake of the Ozarks
- National Churchill Museum and Church of St. Mary in Fulton
- St. Louis Area Churches (including Cathedral Basilica)
Ohio
Wisconsin
- Basilica of Saint Josaphat in Milwaukee
- Deer Park Buddhist Center near Madison
- Dickeyville Grotto and Shrines in southwest Wisconsin
- Forest Home Cemetery in Milwaukee
- Gothic Milwaukee Ghost Tours
- Holy Wisdom Monastery in Madison
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine near LaCrosse
- Sinsinawa Mound in southwest Wisconsin
- St. Anne’s Shrine near Spring Green, Wisconsin
- St. Isaac of Syria Skete
- St. Joan of Arc Chapel in Milwaukee
Western Region
Arizona
Colorado
- Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park near Gunnison
- Crestone
- Chimney Rock National Monument near Pagosa Springs
- Drala Mountain Center near Fort Collins
- Mesa Verde Region near Durango
Idaho
- DeVoto Memorial Cedar Grove on the Montana-Idaho border
New Mexico
- Albuquerque’s Gathering of Nations Pow Wow
- Chaco Canyon/Chaco Culture National Historical Park
- Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque
- Chimayo: The Lourdes of North America
- Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and Acoma Pueblo, Albuquerque region
South Dakota
- Badlands National Park near Wall
- Bear Butte near Sturgis
- Chapel in the Hills (Stavkirke) in Rapid City
- Crazy Horse Memorial in the Black Hills
- Rosebud Indian Reservation
- Wounded Knee Museum in Wall
Texas
Utah
- Canyonlands Region (including Fremont Petroglyphs)
- Temple Square in Salt Lake City
Wyoming
- Devils Tower National Monument in northeast Wyoming
- Heart Mountain Interpretive Center near Cody
- Medicine Wheel in the Bighorn Mountains
- Wolf-Watching in Yellowstone National Park near Cody
Southern Region
Alabama
- Ave Maria Grotto near Cullman
- Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament (Mother Angelica’s Shrine) near Hanceville
Florida
- St. Photios Greek Orthodox National Shrine in St. Augustine
Georgia
Mississippi
- Mississippi Blues Trail (including Clarksdale)
- Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs
Canada
- An Anne of Green Gables Tour of Prince Edward Island
- Viking Trail in Canada: L’Anse aux Meadows in Newfoundland
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Lori Erickson is one of America’s top travel writers specializing in spiritual journeys. She’s the author of books that include Holy Rover, Near the Exit, The Soul of the Family Tree, and Every Step Is Home. Her website Spiritual Travels features holy sites around the world.
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