Tag: sacred places
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The Grotto: A Beautiful Catholic Shrine and Botanical Garden in Portland, Oregon
The National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother, located in Portland, Oregon, is commonly known as “The Grotto.” It is a 62-acre Catholic shrine and botanical garden operated by the Order of Friars Servants of Mary, USA Province, and is funded by donations and the proceeds from its gift shop. The sanctuary is open year-round, except […]
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The Bighorn Medicine Wheel: A Mysterious Astronomical Landmark
The Bighorn Medicine Wheel is a mysterious arrangement of stones located on Medicine Mountain in Wyoming, near the Bighorn Range. It’s covered by snow for most of the year and can only be seen during the summer. The stones form a wheel shape, 80 feet in diameter, with 28 spokes extending from a central cairn. […]