The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Mniku (Chapel Island) Sacred Pilgrimage Site

Bras d’Or Lake, Richmond County, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Christianity

National Historic Site and longstanding spiritual gathering and Saint Anne pilgrimage place of the Mi’kmaq.

Saint Anne

Kejimkujik Mi’kmaw Petroglyph Sites

Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada Indigenous spirituality

Sacred Mi’kmaw rock-carving sites within Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site.

Gampo Abbey

Pleasant Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada Buddhism

Internationally known Tibetan Buddhist monastic community on Cape Breton’s remote Atlantic coast.

St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Halifax

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Christianity

Oldest surviving Anglican place of worship in Canada and a central landmark in historic Halifax.