Sacred places in Vermont

Three places to begin a deeper relationship with Vermont.

Follow each place’s story, then its source trail. Living communities and custodians determine how visitors may participate.

United States · Pilgrimage shrine

An island shrine on Lake Champlain whose pilgrimage grounds connect Catholic devotion with early colonial history.

United States · Contemplative centre

A rural contemplative centre with a history of meditation training in the Shambhala Buddhist tradition.

United States · Place of worship

A historic meetinghouse whose worship and burial ground preserve the religious memory of early Bennington.