Your own pilgrimage for Thanksgiving
Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, and pumpkin pie. This Thanksgiving, honor the religious rebels that founded America by making your own pilgrimage to some of the country’s top religious spots. Please do try to get along with the locals…
The Washington National Cathedral sits on a hill above Georgetown and serves as America’s national house of prayer. Among its gorgeous stained glass windows sits a piece of the country’s greatest pilgrimage – the Space Window holds a bit of moon rock. If you listen closely, you can hear Republicans praying for new jobs.
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If meal planning, family obligations and an overdose of holiday togetherness have your head spinning, find your center at the Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, located where else but the West Coast. Take an introductory class at the only Tibetan Monastery in the country, then “om” your way through a peaceful holiday season.
For a Midwestern getaway, we recommend the beautiful Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois. Its lacy decoration, soaring ceilings, and breathtaking gardens are perfect for wandering, just north of Chicago. Gay ga zinta hate.
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For a different take on spirituality, check out the New Orleans Voodoo Spiritual Temple. Make it a Thanksgiving to remember with Priestess Miriam’s African bone readings, palm readings, potions, dolls, and snake rituals, or give “till death do us part” a new meaning with your own voodoo wedding.
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- Stay at the historic Prince Conti Hotel in the French Quarter from $71/night
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We go in peace,
Steve and Paul, Kayak.com co-founders
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