On our way to Niagara Falls, we make a fairly far-off side stop at a little place I’d been meaning to see for years – what is supposedly the smallest church in the world. There are many tiny churches, but this one claims to be the tiniest of...
Another example of the place’s story being much more interesting than the place itself. I had read over and over about a ghost town in Pennsylvania’s Endless Mountains that was meant to be a religious utopia. Founded in 1850 by Peter Armstrong, Celestia was supposed to be where...
Ever want to walk through the Bible? Ever want to walk through the Bible in some guy’s backyard? Now you can! …for real, this place is in someone’s backyard. There are over 40 large paintings depicting scenes from the Bible. There is a small path winding through this...
Columcille is a megalith park in eastern PA. It’s very Celtic influenced and has a labyrinth and chapel, among other things. The place was also much larger than I had anticipated; it’s very peaceful to walk around. Definitely one of the more unique places I’ve visited.
Definitely one of the more unusual places I’ve seen – a Hindu temple and palace dedicated to Srila Prabhupada – in the mountains of West Virginia? The drive to it was a quest in itself – miles of winding, crumbling road, with few houses along the way. I’ve...
We found this accidentally while geocaching in Mt. Holly. This “altar” is on a hill just off a main road. While we were up there, 2 other people were also checking it out. I asked if they knew what it was for, and the girl said it was...
Now this is a roadside oddity – a chapel for dogs on a hilltop. Everything here, and I mean EVERYTHING, has to do with dogs….even the doorknobs and banisters. There’s even a doggy door for the chapel. This was an interesting ending to our trip to Vermont.
Thanks to NJ Pines & Down Jersey for helping with some of the info. I’ve passed Head of the River Church many times going to other places, 2 being the Abandoned Cranberry Mill and Aetna Furnace. I never really thought much about the church until I read about...
