From secret military zones to sacred sites and deadly islands, these are some of the most restricted places on Earth where public access is strictly forbidden. This video reveals the mystery, history, ...

National Geographic Safeguarding the heart of the world is not just woven into the lives of the Arhuaco—it’s the very fabric of their culture. Caring for this place is a sacred obligation—an ...

Santuario de Chimayó in northern New Mexico ranked #72 on a list of the 100 most sacred places across the world. Patheos.com created the list based on the number of faiths attributing sacred or ...

Believers flood to the city to take a sacred bath in the river Ganges or drink its ... is one of the holiest Buddhist sites in the world. Attributed as the place where Buddha was enlightened, Bodhgaya ...

in all the other places in the world, according to the Celts, heaven and earth are three feet apart. When we walked in that sacred Druid Forest those many years ago, we did not know about thin places.

Here are some suggestions to find your own liminal places—spaces between heaven and earth where you can find meaningful experiences both sacred and mundane. Woman enjoying stargazing under the ...

In 2016, “National Geographic Sacred Journeys” looked at religious pilgrimages and holy places around the world. “Sacred Places” aims to expose visitors to the wide range of organized ...

Sacred things are elevated far above the everyday world. Rules of ordinary life are suspended in the face of sacred times and sacred places. Only specially qualified people are allowed to have ...

An exploration of what people do for faith in some of the most spectacular sacred places on the planet. At Angkor Wat in Cambodia, a man attempts to save his ancestral spirits; at al-Aqsa mosque ...

Protecting Earth’s biodiversity is essential because ... Throughout human history, sacred places have been identified for their importance to the people living there. Looking at that notion ...