Albany, New York
The First Shaker Village
The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.
Places I want to go
Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Albany, New York
The first American home of the isolated, egalitarian religion has a trove of Shaker architecture and artifacts.
Washington, D.C.
A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.
Mechanicsville, Virginia
The skeletal white beams stand as a monument to religious dissent.
Tucson, Arizona
Religious statues built because of one man's bargain with God fill this peaceful sculpture garden.
Galle, Sri Lanka
Originating in the 16th century this fort is far more than a military structure.
Koggala, Sri Lanka
Actually this "ancient" way of fishing may have started as recently as WW2
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
This storied Buddhist temple is a rare example of a stupa within a stupa.
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
This palatial, 99-doored Colonial mansion is a marvel of architectural fusion.
Shanghai, China
The world's first hotel built in an abandoned water-filled quarry.