Holy Sites 851–900

A historic botanical garden at the base of Mount Cameroon with plants used in traditional spiritual healing.

A temple dedicated to Bhutan's 'Divine Madman,' revered as a fertility shrine.

The capital of the medieval Christian Nubian kingdom of Makuria on the Nile.

The largest Hindu temple in Suriname, reflecting the deep Indo-Surinamese spiritual heritage.

A major paleoanthropological site on Lake Turkana, part of the 'Cradle of Mankind.'

An island off Madagascar's coast with sacred sites, pirate heritage, and deep ancestral traditions.

A sacred granite rock formation in Abeokuta that served as a fortress and shrine for the Egba people.

The largest mosque in Suriname, standing next to a synagogue as a symbol of tolerance.

The main Orthodox cathedral of Moldova's capital, rebuilt after Soviet-era destruction.

Ruins of a walled city and ancient seat of the Kosraean paramount chiefs.

Historic Buddhist temple complex on Mount Myohyang, one of North Korea's most important religious sites.

A historic church in Masaya, the center of indigenous Nicaraguan culture and traditional spiritual practices.

A mosque built by Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi, one of the most powerful women in Islamic history.

A striking Sudanese-style mud-brick mosque in Burkina Faso's second city.

A striking yellow two-story mosque in Kabul, unique for its European-influenced design.

The historic town on Lake Togo where the country's founding treaty was signed, with Vodun shrines and a Catholic sanctuary.

The principal cathedral of Uruguay, a neoclassical landmark on the historic Plaza Constitución.

A fortress-monastery overlooking the Paro Valley, gateway to the Tiger's Nest trek.

Brunei's most iconic mosque, a lavish symbol of Islamic faith surrounded by an artificial lagoon.

A landmark white mosque on the Red Sea coast, named after the leader of the Arab Revolt.

Historic plantation chapel ruins on Antigua, a site of remembrance for enslaved peoples' spiritual resilience.

The largest mosque in Trinidad, a striking landmark reflecting the island's Islamic heritage.

The only Vatican-approved Marian apparition site in Africa.

A 27-meter Christ statue overlooking Dili, a gift from Indonesia and a symbol of East Timorese faith.

A 27-meter statue of Christ overlooking Dili, a gift from Indonesia and symbol of Timorese faith.

A memorial and cemetery honoring the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.

The palace of the Bamoun Sultan, a center of spiritual and cultural life blending Islamic and traditional Bamoun practices.

One of the most important Hindu pilgrimage sites in Pakistan, a Shakti Pith in the Balochistan desert.

The northernmost point of New Zealand's mainland, where Māori believe the spirits of the dead depart for the ancestral homeland.

Sacred natural sites within a vast UNESCO-listed wildlife reserve.

West Africa's oldest Anglican cathedral, founded by freed slaves.

A stunning clifftop Anglican church overlooking the Atlantic coast of Barbados with centuries of history.

A clifftop Gothic church with sweeping views of Barbados' Atlantic coast.

Sacred natural sites within Eswatini's oldest protected area.

The principal Presbyterian church in Vanuatu's capital, representing the nation's dominant Christian denomination.

A distinctive black-and-white striped Ottoman-style mosque atop one of Amman's seven hills.

The historic Anglican cathedral of Nassau, a cornerstone of Bahamian religious life since the 18th century.

A sacred grove and burial site of the Fante paramount chiefs in the Central Region.

A UNESCO World Heritage mountain revered by local communities as a sacred peak.

Sacred archipelago off Guinea-Bissau where the Bijagó people maintain ancient animist traditions.

The principal cathedral of mainland Equatorial Guinea's largest city.

The principal mosque of Ngaoundéré, capital of the Adamawa Region and a center of Fulani Islamic culture.

The oldest church in Liberia, founded by freed American slaves in 1821.

A center of Ethiopian Orthodox worship in Kingston tied to the Rastafari movement and African heritage.

A grand 19th-century church in the Monte Carlo quarter serving Monaco's parish community.

A 19th-century church in Monte Carlo dedicated to Saint Charles Borromeo.

The principal Catholic cathedral of Haiti, devastated by the 2010 earthquake and undergoing reconstruction.

The principal Anglican cathedral of Barbados, a coral stone masterpiece in the heart of Bridgetown.

The Anglican cathedral of Barbados, built in coral limestone.

A massive coral stone trilithon in Tonga, Polynesia's answer to Stonehenge.