Search the web for “Spiritual Places” and you’ll find many sites that list a variety of locations worldwide that appeal to and affect our spirit. These lists include places related to organized religions as well as locations that evoke tranquility and calm, helping the visitor feel connected to the natural world, a higher being, or inspiring works of humankind.
UIG’s collection features many of the world’s most spiritual places. Take a moment from the daily hustle and appreciate some of these spiritual places in this slideshow.
Red rock landscape, Sedona, Arizona, USA. Credit: Geography Photos/UIG 
Borobudur buddhist temple. Magelang, Java. Indonesia, Asia. Credit: Mikel Bilbao/VW PICS/UIG 
Place of worship on the way to Gomukh, Gangotri, Uttaranchal, India. Credit: Dinodia/UIG 
Men praying at the Western Wall, Wailing Wall, Jewish Quarter, Old City, Jerusalem, Israel. Credit: Lucas Vallecillos/VWPics/UIG 
Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, Peru. Credit: Greg Vaughn/VWPics/UIG 
Basilica of St. Francis at sunset, immersed in the fog. Assisi, Umbria, Italy. Credit: Manuelo Bececco/REDA&CO/UIG 
Autumn Leaves and Mt. Fuji in Japan. Credit: TPG/UIG 
Lanterns in the snow, Koyasan Mount Koya, Wakayama, Japan. Credit: Gavriel Jecan/VWPics/UIG 
Adam’s Peak, Sri Pada, misty mountain view with Buddhist flags, Central Highlands of Sri Lanka, Asia. Credit: Matthew Williams-Ellis/UIG 
Djenne, grand mosque with man walking past and sheep in the foreground. Sahel, Mali. Credit: Eye Ubiquitous 
Devils Tower National Monument in far northeastern Wyoming. Credit: Don and Melinda Crawford/UIG 
Stonehenge at dusk. Wiltshire, England UK. Credit: Peter Adams/Avalon/UIG 
Tigers Nest (Taktsang Goemba). Paro Valley, Bhutan.Credit: Peter Adams/Avalon/UIG 
Beta Giorgis / Bete Giyorgis / Church of Saint George, one of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela, Lasta Amhara Region, Ethiopia, Africa. Credit: Marica van der Meer/Arterra/UIG) 
Angkor Wat. Cambodia. Southeast Asia. Credit: Luca Picciau/REDA&CO/UIG