| Christianity | Bethlehem, Israel: birthplace of Jesus Nazareth, Israel: where Jesus lived and began ministry Jerusalem, Israel: where the early Church was started |
| Catholic | The Vatican: also known as "Vatican City" and "The Holy See" (an independent state within Rome, Italy) [map] |
| Eastern Orthodox | Constantinople, Turkey: seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople [photo gallery] Mt. Athos - Mt. Athos is a peninsula in eastern Greece (near Thesaloniki) that is extremely revered by Orthodox believers. It is inhabited exclusively by monastics. There are twenty large monasteries plus countless small sketes, brotherhoods and hermitages. It is a major pilgramage sight for Orthodox males. |
| Anglican | Canterbury, England: seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Latter-day Saints | Salt Lake City, Utah: World headquarters of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; site of Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square, Mormon Tabernacle, etc. Palmyra, New York: site of First Vision; city where Book of Mormon was first printed [map] Kirtland, Ohio: site of first Latter-day Saint city; 1st temple Nauvoo, Illinois: site of second Latter-day Saint city; 2nd temple (1st full-service temple) [map] |
| Islam | Mecca, Saudi Arabia - destination of the hadj (or hajj) [map] Medina, Saudi Arabia Jerusalem, Israel |
| Hinduism | Varanasi (Benares), India - on the banks of the River Ganges [photo gallery] |
| Buddhism | Lumbinil: birthplace of the Buddha Bodh Gaya: Where the Buddha reached enlightenment Sarnath: Where the Buddha preached his first sermon |
| Juche | P'yongyang, North Korea - seat of government; headquarters of the Juche Idea |
| Sikhism | Amritsar, Punjab, India - site of the Golden Temple |
| Judaism | Jerusalem, Israel: Holy city, site of the historic temple; Wailing Wall |
| Baha'i Faith | Haifa, Israel: world headquarters; site of holy historic events [photo gallery] |
| GLBT | Stonewall Inn, New York City: birthplace of the modern GLBT-rights movement (1969) |
| Tenrikyo | Tenri-shi, Japan: holy city and headquarters of Tenrikyo |
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| Jainism | Palitana, Gujerat, India: where 838 Jain temples are on one mountian |
