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Regional sacred-site guide

Sacred sites in Texas

Explore 14 sacred places in Texas, United States, with a regional map and links to detailed site guides.

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Barton Springs
Native American

Barton Springs

Austin, Texas, United States

Barton Springs supplies the public pool in Austin’s Zilker Park.

Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle, San Juan, Texas
Christianity

Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan del Valle, San Juan, Texas

San Juan, Texas, United States

In the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, over one million pilgrims journey each year to venerate a small statue of the Virgin Mary that survived a devastating 1970 plane...

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower
Roman Catholic Christianity

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower is a living Carmelite parish, minor basilica, national shrine, and relic sanctuary in San Antonio, United States....

Blue Hole, San Antonio
Native American / Catholic

Blue Hole, San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

The Blue Hole is a source spring of the San Antonio River, within Headwaters Sanctuary.

Comal Springs
Native American

Comal Springs

New Braunfels, Texas, United States

Comal Springs form a headwater landscape in New Braunfels.

Enchanted Rock, Texas
Indigenous

Enchanted Rock, Texas

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States

Rising from the Texas Hill Country, this massive pink granite dome has drawn humans for over ten thousand years....

Guadalupe Peak, Texas
Indigenous

Guadalupe Peak, Texas

Salt Flat, Texas, United States

Rising 8,751 feet above the Chihuahuan Desert, Guadalupe Peak stands as one of the four sacred mountains of the Mescalero Apache, where creation narratives place their...

Mission Concepción
UNESCORoman Catholic Christianity

Mission Concepción

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Mission Concepción is a living parish church within a Spanish colonial mission complex in San Antonio, United States....

Mission Espada
UNESCORoman Catholic Christianity

Mission Espada

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Mission Espada is a living parish church and southern mission complex within an irrigated cultural landscape in San Antonio, United States....

Mission San José
UNESCORoman Catholic Christianity

Mission San José

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Mission San José is a living parish church within a reconstructed Spanish colonial mission complex in San Antonio, United States....

Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas)
UNESCORoman Catholic Christianity

Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas)

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas) is a living parish church, mission landscape, acequia, and agricultural heritage complex in San Antonio, United States....

San Antonio Missions
UNESCORoman Catholic Christianity

San Antonio Missions

San Antonio, Texas, United States

San Antonio Missions in San Antonio, Texas, belongs within Roman Catholic Christianity....

San Fernando Cathedral
Roman Catholic Christianity

San Fernando Cathedral

San Antonio, Texas, United States

San Fernando Cathedral is a living cathedral, parish community, and civic religious landmark in San Antonio, United States....

San Marcos Springs
Native American

San Marcos Springs

San Marcos, Texas, United States

San Marcos Springs rise beneath Spring Lake.

Key questions

Texas sacred-site questions

How many sacred sites are listed in Texas?

This regional guide currently includes 14 sacred sites in Texas, United States.

Which traditions are represented in Texas?

The most represented traditions in the current guide include Roman Catholic Christianity, Native American, Indigenous, Christianity, Native American / Catholic.

Can I view Texas sacred sites on a map?

Yes. Switch to map view to compare the listed places, then open a site page for coordinates and visiting context.