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Antelope Canyon
Indigenous American

Antelope Canyon

Page, Arizona, United States

Deep within Navajo land, narrow sandstone passages open into chambers of flowing stone and cascading light....

Blue Lake, New Mexico
Native American

Blue Lake, New Mexico

Taos County, New Mexico, United States

Blue Lake, New Mexico is a natural of sacred significance.53835, -105.39107. Attributes: natural, cultural, pilgrimage, ceremonial. Tradition: Native American.

Bryce Canyon National Park
Indigenous American

Bryce Canyon National Park

Bryce Canyon City, Utah, United States

At the edge of Utah's high plateau, thousands of stone spires rise from natural amphitheaters in formations found nowhere else on Earth....

Enchanted Rock, Texas
Native American

Enchanted Rock, Texas

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States

Enchanted Rock, Texas is a natural of sacred significance.50696, -98.81722. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Native American....

Garden of the Gods, Colorado
Native American

Garden of the Gods, Colorado

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Garden of the Gods, Colorado is a natural sacred site of sacred significance.87319, -104.88630. Attributes: natural, cultural, ceremonial. Tradition: Native American....

Grand Canyon National Park
Indigenous American

Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, United States

For at least 12,000 years, humans have stood at the edge of this chasm and felt something shift....

Great Sand Dunes, Colorado
Native American

Great Sand Dunes, Colorado

Mosca, Colorado, United States

Great Sand Dunes, Colorado is a natural of sacred significance.77397, -105.59647. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Native American.

Great Sandhills

Great Sandhills

Sceptre, Saskatchewan, Canada

Great Sandhills is a natural of sacred significance.85993, -109.26221. Attributes: natural.

Horseshoe Bend
Indigenous American

Horseshoe Bend

Page, Arizona, United States

A thousand feet below the overlook, the Colorado River completes its patient arc through Navajo Sandstone, forming the near-perfect horseshoe that has drawn both...

Iao Valley State Park, Maui

Iao Valley State Park, Maui

Wailuku, Hawaii, United States

Iao Valley State Park, Maui is a natural of sacred significance.88088, -156.54518. Attributes: natural, cultural.

Island Lake, Colorado
Native American

Island Lake, Colorado

Silverton, Colorado, United States

Island Lake, Colorado is a natural of sacred significance.82036, -107.80154. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Native American.

Joshua Tree National Park, California
Native American

Joshua Tree National Park, California

Joshua Tree, California, United States

Joshua Tree, California is a natural of sacred significance.87342, -115.90099. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Native American....

Keahiakawelo (Garden of the Gods), Hawaii
Hawaiian

Keahiakawelo (Garden of the Gods), Hawaii

Lanai City, Hawaii, United States

Keahiakawelo (Garden of the Gods), Hawaii is a natural of sacred significance.87899, -156.99657. Attributes: natural, cultural. Tradition: Hawaiian....

Kura Tawhiti - Castle Hill

Kura Tawhiti - Castle Hill

Castle Hill, Canterbury, New Zealand

Kura Tawhiti - Castle Hill is a natural of sacred significance.22956, 171.71623. Attributes: natural, cultural.

Point Conception
Indigenous American

Point Conception

Santa Barbara County, United States

Point Conception in None, Santa Barbara County, United States.

The Cheesewring
Multi-faith

The Cheesewring

Henwood, England, United Kingdom

The Cheesewring is a site of sacred significance.52537, -4.45930. The Cheesewring (Cornish: Keuswask) is a granite tor in Cornwall, England, situated on the eastern flank...

Yakushima Island
Nature Worship

Yakushima Island

Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Yakushima Island in Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Zion National Park
Indigenous American

Zion National Park

Springdale, Utah, United States

For over eight centuries, the Southern Paiute have known these canyon walls as sacred homeland, a landscape alive with spiritual power they call Puha....